Sorry about last week. But honestly, it felt garbled and haywire. This week has not been much better. The war, the rising cost of things, the human lives lost. We are not yet in the Kingdom of God. We are not yet to the fulfillment of the promises of God, but we are called to keep working for justice and mercy. To do the small everyday acts to bring about goodness in a world where there is lots of darkness.

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The beginning of Lent starts with Jesus fasting in the wilderness for 40 days before being met by the adversary. Hungry and tired, Jesus is met with tests that begin with If you are the Son of God...prove it. Yet Jesus knows that his identity is in God and therefore relies on God and not on self sufficiency.

Eleanor Hamilton, a pastor in Scotland has a Facebook page called "Whispers of Grace" and she writes beautiful poetry. She talks about wilderness of our own making or that is forced upon us. Her poetry resonated with me and I wonder how we might open ourselves up to the new that we are being prepared for and rely on God and not ourselves when we are in the wilderness of our lives.

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On Transfiguration Sunday, we stand on the mountaintop — glimpsing the radiant glory of Christ before turning toward the ashes of Lent. In this episode, we explore the movement from light to dust, from revelation to repentance, and from spiritual highs to faithful presence in ordinary days.

Transfiguration reveals who Jesus is: radiant, beloved, holy.
Ash Wednesday reminds us who we are: fragile, beloved, human.

Lent lives in the space between those two truths.

Join us as we consider how this season isn’t about perfection or performance, but about making room — room for truth, healing, and grace to seep into the fractures of our lives.

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