The season of Lent beckons us to set aside some time to consider how Jesus the Christ is present in all of our life. “You can do nothing without me,” Jesus said (john 15:5), and how often do we look back on a particular time, good or bad, and say “Ah, there was Christ all along.”
The Wisdom Years community will gather on four Thursdays in Lent for gentle conversation around how Christ reveals himself to us and how that strengthens us for the journey ahead. We will read articles, essays, and reflections that address our everyday lives to see where we find Christ and how we are called to respond. We will gather for some gentle conversation to see what Jesus is speaking into our lives.
Four Thursdays in Lent 2025
March 20, 27, April 3 and 10
We will meet by Zoom from 4 to 5:15 pm (Central time)
For the Zoom link, send an email to Marjorie George at marjoriegeorge62@gmail.com. Each week will be a different link.
Week 1 – March 20
First Comes Knowledge, Then Wisdom
From Bro. Curtis Almquist of the Society of St. John the Evangelist.
So much wisdom is gleaned from what went bad in life. Deep down inside the dark hole of failure, wrong-doing (ours and others’), disappointment, grief and suffering – deep, deep down in that pit of loss – is not emptiness, but rather a treasure which is waiting to be mined.
Week 2 – March 27
We are Good Medicine
From Everything Happens by Kate Bowler
Kate Bowler interviews views Dr. Vivek Murthy, twice the U. S. Surgeon General, about how our loneliness shapes us and our view of the world. Loneliness can make us withdraw, hesitate to reach out, or convince us that connection is for other people. We are reminded that we are meant to hold each other up. Warning, this is a 42-minute podcast.
Week 3 – April 3
On Being’s Grounding Virtues
From the On Being Project
What we practice, we become. On Being with Krista Tippett offers six virtues that create and shape space for a new quality of conversation and relationship to unfold. Where do we see Jesus practice these in his ministry? How can we?
Week 4 – April 10
There’s this thing about Lent
From National Catholic Reporter
We can follow the structure and rituals of Lent, but when does real conversion happen in our lives? Transformations often happens in the tough times, and none of us wants those. But Lent can prepare us for living through them and into Easter.
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