Resources
Resources for Observing Lent & Easter
Daily Devotionals
Download this daily devotional from Tearfund on the YouVersion Bible App. Through a reflection on each day of Lent, be reminded of how much the Lord loves you—and the radical act of acceptance and love that Christ’s death demonstrates for us.
An American Lament by The Repentance Project
An American Lament asks you to wrestle with America’s racial past in a way that is deeply reflective and redemptive. This study follows the weeks of Lent, calling us to repentance and unity both individually and collectively. It is meaningful both individually and in a group setting.
Daughters of St. Paul "Memento Mori” Lenten Devotional
Memento Mori guides you through the daily examen of remembering your death through daily reflections on death, a daily moment of intercessory prayer, and prompts for journaling. This devotional will help you to meditate on your own mortality and the incredible gift of salvation in preparation for Easter.
Lent: Finding God in the Chaos
This Lenten guide by the Ignatian Solidarity Network has a brief reflection that can be read or listened to via audio. In our current global landscape, the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola feels more relevant than ever, asking us to find God in all things—seeing all people, things, and circumstances as gifts that can bring us closer to God.
Books to Read
In Spirit of the Disciplines, Dallas Willard places solitude and silence, prayer, simple and sacrificial living, meditation upon God’s word and ways, and service to others at the heart of the gospel. This book answers the question, is transformation possible? And how does God change us?
Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter is a beautiful ecumenical guide to Lent and Easter, spanning over twenty centuries of Christian writers. It includes approximately fifty readings on Easter and related themes by Thomas à Kempis, Frederick Buechner, Oswald Chambers, Alfred Kazin, Jane Kenyon, Søren Kierkegaard, Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Christina Rossetti, Edith Stein, Walter Wangerin, William Willimon, Philip Yancey, and others.
Fleming Rutledge’s The Undoing of Death: Sermons for Holy Week and Easter is beautifully illustrated with thirty-three artistic masterpieces depicting the events of Holy Week. This collection of sermons is comprised over twenty-five years of her teachings on the Crucifixion and Resurrection.
A Very Happy Easter is for kids 2-4 but will bless kids at heart of any ages! This fresh retelling of the Easter story focuses on the emotions of Jesus’ friends and invites children to copy the expressions they are making.
To Watch
Artist Scott Erikson’s street art version of the Stations of the Cross — a meditation of Jesus' journey from the garden to the tomb.