Lenten Study 2020

LENTEN STUDY 2020
at St. John the Divine, Courtenay in the small hall
Wednesdays
Feb 26 – April 1, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m
(Bring a bag lunch)

Lent invites us to repent of the “sin” in our lives. One way of understanding sin is to see it as ways in which we separate ourselves from God and each other. The Sunday readings in Lent introduce us to individuals whose stories may help us examine how and why we do this, the excuses we make for ourselves, and how we reconcile with God and each other.

Feb 26 (readings for 1st Sunday in Lent)
Adam & Eve (& the Snake)
The blame game - “The devil made me do it”

Mar 4 (readings for 2nd Sunday in Lent)
Nicodemus
The intellectual rationale - “If I knew more I’d understand”

Mar 11 (readings for 3rd Sunday in Lent)
The Samaritan Woman
The different drummer claim - “The rules don’t all apply to me”

Mar 18 (readings for 4th Sunday in Lent)
The Man born blind
The acceptance reasoning - “It’s just who I am”

Mar 25 (readings for 5th Sunday in Lent)
Mary & Martha (& Lazarus)
The God excuse - “God should have stepped in”

Apr 1 (readings for Palm Sunday) The Community
The community cover - “I followed the crowd”

Apr 8 (Holy Week) - A look at the passion narratives