The Quiet of the Wild

This week marks the beginning of our yearly pilgrimage through the “desert” of Lent. Jesus wasn’t the first biblical figure to spend forty days in the wilderness. Join us in considering Elijah’s fearful exile, and the multifaceted care God brings in the midst of his trial.

Scripture & Quotations

• 1 Kings 19:1-16

  “These forty days are a sacred journey through the wilderness, which means there will be moments of challenge. Even if we live in the middle of the suburbs or the in the heart of the city, the wilderness becomes a metaphor for those places we need to wrestle and ultimately soften toward ourselves, bring lavish compassion to the things we struggle with, and listen for ancient wisdom to practice our way into a renewed way of being.”

  - Christine Valters Painter, A Different Kind of Fast: Feeding Our True Hungers in Lent