Lenten Conversations: A Season of Paradox - Observing Lent through the Lens of Nature - Virtual Program

In this tender season between winter’s rest and spring’s renewal, Lent invites us to dwell in the mystery of waiting—trusting that new life will emerge. In early March, traces of winter still linger, yet signs of spring are also beginning to appear. It is an ambivalent time. Themes of life and death are intertwined. We wait patiently for spring to emerge fully, just as we anticipate the Resurrection. As we wait for the joy of Easter, nature models patience and acceptance. This liminal space invites us to sit with our grief and hold space, knowing that there is a promise of renewal and new life. We are invited to embrace the rhythms of death and new life in both nature and in Lent through prayer, nature meditation, journaling, and sharing.