LENT

Lenten Practices 2026

A Note From Rev. Steve:

Last year I did a series of meditations for each day of Lent. This year, I will be giving some questions to ponder for each week of Lent. These questions stem primarily from my book on the soul and attempt to engage five characteristics of the soul as we seek to deepen our self-understanding and relationship with God. I would encourage you not to “look ahead” but to stay in the week designated. You might cut this up and put each section in a drawer for the following week. I also encourage you to “ponder” a question for a while, letting it sink in. Don’t just accept the initial answer, dig deeper – perhaps write some things down.

Week 5 | The Call & Purpose

  1. Do you believe God has a specific purpose for your life at this time? What is it or are they?
  2. When you look at your life of faith up to this time, what purposes do you believe you have had and how has God directed you to those or helped you along with way (consciously)?
  3. When you are fulfilling a purpose do you feel that gives your life meaning?
  4. Do you believe God “calls” all people to something whether they acknowledge it or not? Why or why not?
  5. How do you  “know” a call when it happens?
  6. Do you have short-term calls?  Like a week or less.
  7. What “calls” do you feel God calls all believers to?

 

Week 4 | Creativity & Imagination

  1. Do you see yourself as “creative?” What does that term mean to you and what do you use to measure it in yourself, and in others?
  2. Here’s a challenge —List 10 ways you have been creative in the past week. Trust me, you have.
  3. What does “spiritual creativity” look like?
  4. Where does your creativity come from?
  5. We know that the earth changes literally every second of every day. Do you believe you change daily? How often do you notice change in your life?
  6. Do you remember your dreams? If so, where do they come from and do they have meaning? Is God involved with your dreams?
  7. Do you believe Paul when he says in the letter to the church at Ephesus “God desires to do in you infinitely more than you can ask or imagine.”?  If not, why not?