Tag: Exodus

  • Lent Week Two: “We confess…”

    Lent Week Two: “We confess…”

    After beginning with God, we turn to much more familiar Lenten language: confession and sin. Yet we should not move too quickly into confession and sin. Before we tackle these serious topics, we need to stop and consider once again the God to whom we confess. As we noted last week, we approach a merciful…

  • Lent Week One: “Most Merciful God…”

    Lent Week One: “Most Merciful God…”

    This prayer begins our Lenten journey in a most appropriate place, with God. Beginning here has a good track record. It is the same place the Bible begins. So, we walk our Lenten journey not alone but with God. As the Bible begins by noting, God is our creator (Genesis 1:1), and there are some…