Daily Lenten Offering

For God declares, “At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation!

—1 Corinthians 6:1

God, wisely you make each person unique, bestowing upon them different gifts and skills. Make me curious to wonder and brave to ask my neighbor about their life. Amen.

Today, we suggest a podcast for the adults and a short video for kids.

How to Listen to Your Neighbors’ Spiritual Stories | Dee Stokes and Dwight Zscheile

This is the podcast where we talk about how the church can faithfully navigate a changing world. In this series, we've been talking about how churches need to pivot today from a posture of primarily trying to fix established institutional structures to a posture of curiosity, discernment, and experimenting, which means listening. Listening is the first step in discovering how we can better love our neighbors and God. It's integral to discernment, and it's the first step in leadership as well. Churches that thrive today are churches that know how to listen to God, listen to the stories and experiences of their own people, and listen to their neighbors with compassion and love.

Listening is an Act of Love, Story Corps

Skip Number 6. You can fast from eating meat, but Protestants don’t observe this particular tradition.