Worship

Lent was originally a season for new converts to learn and prepare for their baptism on Easter. During that
time, they would study what was central to Christianity. As we crafted this series, we studied what was
central to Jesus’ life and ministry: radical welcome, love for neighbor, care for the vulnerable, nourishment
for the hungry, nonviolence in the face of injustice. At the heart of Jesus’ teachings, we find liberation, love,
mercy, and grace—all of which are meant to be very good news for us all.

This Lent, let us remember that the good news really is good news. It is joyful—like fine wine saved for
celebration. It grows like a mustard seed and smells like perfume poured from an alabaster jar. It tastes
like bread passed endlessly through a hungry crowd. It sounds like laughter and feels like mercy. The good
news is alive in the world.

We hope this series will provide fertile ground for conversation and worship, rooting our hearts and lives in the
expansive goodness of God. This Lent, let the teachings of Jesus lead us forward. May the good news inspire us
to take action in a world desperate to hear, see, and taste what is good.