NEW LENT

We are currently in the season of Lent, but in a very real way, a way that is unique for many of us, we are in an actual season of Lent. A wilderness time, where life as we know it has been upended by the new realities of the wild. Like Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness or Israel’s 40 years before that, we have entered into an unknown space where our previous rhythms, practices, and expectations are no longer helpful for navigating life. When Israel lived in Egypt, they had customs, norms, and habits that governed life but as they entered into the wilderness those practices dissolved, no longer relevant to life in that strange new place. Similarly, we find ourselves in a Lent where our traditional rhythms and norms are being upended. What do we do in a season of Lent? And most importantly, what kind of hope do we have in a season of Lent?