Tearfund Lent Devotional: Recent Episodes
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Bite-sized daily reflections, prayers and poems to help you draw nearer to God as we approach Easter.
This Lent, join us as we take time out to reflect on and celebrate the power of unity and togetherness. You’ll hear from voices around the world as we explore this theme and reflect on God’s goodness
‘And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’ (Matthew 28:20) A poem for Easter Sunday.
‘I have swept away your offences like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.”’ (Isaiah 44:22)
Elections in Burundi have often been marred by violence. But the church was able to show another way.
‘Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.’ (Psalm 30:5) For the final week of Lent, we’re hearing about how we can become one with redemption.
To support Tearfund’s Lent Appeal, please visit tearfund.org/onelent
Each Sunday, we’re sharing a poem with you. Ask God to speak to you as you soak in the words.
‘Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”’ (Matthew 8:20)
People living in poverty don’t need assistance – they need opportunities. To support Tearfund’s Lent Appeal, please visit tearfund.org/onelent
‘There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.’ (Galatians 3:28)
What would a Christian society actually look like? For the sixth week of Lent, we’re hearing about how we can become one with the marginalised.
Each Sunday, we’re sharing a poem with you. Ask God to speak to you as you soak in the words. Poem is © Gideon Heugh, from ‘Devastating Beauty’
The project that brought François back to life. To support Tearfund’s Lent Appeal, please visit tearfund.org/onelent
‘Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.’ (Philippians 2:2)
‘Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.’ (1 Peter 4:10) For the fifth week of Lent, we’re hearing about how we can become one with the church.
Each Sunday, we’re sharing a poem with you. Ask God to speak to you as you soak in the words. Poem is © Gideon Heugh, from ‘Rumours of Light’.
‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.’ (Luke 4:18)
‘Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.’ (Philippians 2:3)
Lightning, donuts and song in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For the fourth week of Lent, we’re hearing about how we can become one with each other.
Each Sunday, we’re sharing a poem with you. Ask God to speak to you as you soak in the words. Poem is © Gideon Heugh, from ‘Rumours of Light’.
‘Do not be afraid, you wild animals, for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green.’ (Joel 2:22)
‘For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen.’ (Romans 1:20)
‘He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.’ (Micah 6:8)
A story about a chicken coop – and the goodness of the world God created. For the third week of Lent, we’re hearing about how we can become one with creation.
Each Sunday, we’re sharing a poem with you. Ask God to speak to you as you soak in the words.
‘When we are in Christ, we are a new creation and there is plenty to explore and experience.’
‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’ (John 8:12)
‘But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?”’ (Luke 10:29)
A story from the Philippines. ‘Even if we lost everything, God will not leave us alone… As long as God is there, we can recover from this.’ For the second week of Lent, we’re hearing about how we can become one with Christ.
‘So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.’ (Genesis 1:27)
Ash Wednesday. ‘Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.’ (Romans 12:2) For the first week of Lent, we’re hearing about how we can become one with our identity.
When we face them alone, our problems can feel insurmountable. When we carry them alone, our burdens can seem unbearable. But together, as one – with God, with each other, with creation, and with our true identity in Christ – there is the strength to overcome. This Lent, join us as we take time out to reflect on and celebrate the power of unity and togetherness. You’ll hear from voices around the world as we explore this theme and reflect on God’s goodness.