In my heart, in my heart.

It is hard to believe that the Lenten Season is upon us already. Lent is, “the period preceding Easter that in the Christian Church is devoted to fasting, abstinence, and penitence in commemoration of Christ's fasting in the wilderness.” In my personal faith journey, the Lenten Season always provided an opportunity to draw nearer to God, to shed some practices that were not pleasing to God, and to take on some practices to strengthen my faith. In the early years of my faith, this meant giving up chocolate or red meat, but in later years the time has taken on more meaning. My prayer during the Lenten Season mirrors that of our ancestors:

Lord, I want to be a Christian

in my heart, in my heart.

Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart.

Lord, I want to be more loving

in my heart, in my heart.

Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart.

Lord, I want to be more holy

in my heart, in my heart.

Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart.

Lord, I want to be like Jesus

in my heart, in my heart.

Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart.

This Lenten Season we have several opportunities to strengthen our faith and draw us nearer to God In Christ. We invite you to be present on Zoom for our time of corporate devotion using, “The Forty Day Word Fast” as our guide. We also invite you to make a Lenten offering of $1, $3, or $5 per day for the Forty Days of Lent. This offering will be donated to the Center for Food Action in keeping with our desire to be like Jesus in our hearts and in our lives. 

Pastor Donna Olivia Owusu-Ansah