Pastor Lucy's Message
(February 2026)
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God's beloved,
February is usually a month that gets me to ponder love in my life. The love shared between friends and family, how I have felt love, tried to show love, and yes—how could not love without God's love so whole heartedly given to us through God's gifts. But this year, due to an early full moon after the spring equinox (Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21st) I've been pondering Lent. It is one of my favorite church seasons (up there with Christmas and Easter) because it helps me remember that being a disciple of Jesus is transformative. It's a dedicated time where we focus on Jesus' message of repentance, forgiveness, and grace. Which brings me to introduce our Lenten theme for midweek services. As my colleagues and I got together to discern our theme for this year—we thought about what does it mean to go through Lent as Lutherans. We are not the only denomination that practices a time of intensified worship during Lent. We are not the only denomination that proclaims that we believe only through the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Yet—the Christian church is filled with different denominations. So, what does being Lutheran mean? What makes us unique? Each Wednesday we will hear scripture and a reflection on several of the unique facets of the Lutheran interpretation of God's word in our lives. It can sound intimidating—but I promise it won't be. We are hoping these services become a time to discover our unique way of looking at how God acts in the world and that they can help you begin to answer the questions of: why do I follow Jesus and why am I Lutheran? I hope you join me. Themes for each week are as follows...
-- Pastor Lucy |