Find a Fresh Perspective or Add a New Practice
Often Lent is thought of as a time that we give up something that is hindering our relationship with God. But, there are seasons of Lent when we feel God calling us to find a fresh perspective or add a new practice to our spiritual routines. Here are some resources to consider as we head into Lent.
Podcasts
- Glimpses of Grace on Spotify
- Another Name for Everything with Richard Rohr on Spotify
- Turning to the Mystics with James Finley on Spotify
- Barbara Brown Taylor: “Life After Dark” on Spotify
- The Very Rev’d Richard Sewell: “The God Cast Interview” on Spotify
- Bishop Rob Wright: “Dangerous Oddness” on Spotify
Poems
- The Poetry of Lent by Mary Oliver
- “God So Loved the World, John 3:14 -16” by Ann Weems
- “May Today There Be Peace Within” by St. Teresa of Avila
- “Christ Has No Body” by St. Teresa of Avila
- “The Ballad of Mary’s Son” by Langston Hughes
- “The Place Where We Are Right” by Yehuda Amichai
Prayers
- “Thomas Merton’s Prayer” by Thomas Merton
- “The Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi” by St. Francis
- “The Prayer for Overcoming Indifference” by Chaim Stern
- Church of England’s Lent Kyrie Confessions
- Psalm 22
- Psalm 42
Reading Materials
- Soul Work Book Club (meets again via Zoom on March 23)
- The Diocese of Atlanta’s For Faith Articles
- Father Richard Rohr’s Daily or Weekly Devotionals
- The Society of Saint John the Evangelist’s Word of the Day
Educational Videos
- Canterbury Cathedral’s video collection
- The Episcopal Church’s Lent Resources
- Ignatius Lent Resources
Community Gatherings
- Christian Education: Sundays at 9:30 AM
- Compline: Tuesdays at 8 PM on Zoom
- Centering Prayer: Mondays at 5 PM on Zoom; Fridays at 6 PM in the parlor
- Nature Center Lenten Retreat: Saturday, April 5 watch for details
Movies
- “The Robe” (1953)
- “Quo Vadis” (1956)
- “Becket” (1964)
- “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965)
- “Jesus of Nazareth” (1977/Made for television)
- “Of Gods and Men” (2010/French with English subtitles)
- “The Way” (2010)
- “Silence” (2016)
- “Conclave” (2024)
Music
- “Lent at Ephesus” Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles on Spotify
- Ashes: A Lenten Playlist by VTS Lifelong Learning on Spotify
- Transcendence, handpan music by Malte Marten & Paul Müller on YouTube
- Taizé Music, Instrumental Meditation Hymns, Gregorian Chant on YouTube
- Songs of Lent, choral music for the Lenten Season on YouTube