Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished.
Luke 4:1-2
We are about two weeks into Lent, the 40 day (plus Sundays) season of the Christian liturgical year during which we get ready for our celebration of Easter. In Canada we are often still in the throes of Winter as Lent begins with February 4th as the earliest possible date, although that won't happen again until 2285! This means that we're usually huddled inside during the entire season even though at the beginning we hear about Jesus being baptized in the Jordan River and spending 40 days in the wilderness before his public ministry begins.
I never attempted to get people outside for an Ash Wednesday service although I burned palm branches for ashes in a snow storm a couple of times. We're good at ignoring how much of the bible is outside rather than inside, so I like the notion of Wild Lent, a resource from Britain. Here is a portion of the description.
What does it say on the tin?
Wild Lent will change how we all experience and think about Lent. How? Simple! Instead of a nice cosy room, coffee, biscuits and lots of discussion about the meaning of Lent, you’ll be wrapping up warm and heading off into the wilds! It’s time to get close and personal with creation and make a shadow clock, have a sunrise breakfast walk, go on a giant egg hunt, hug a tree, walk barefoot…and share God’s creation with others.
What do you get?
Rachel Summers is a Forest School Practitioner and this book is designed to help you connect with God’s creation around you. To take time, to slow down and to reconnect with God’s world...Each category features five or six activities connected with that theme, all of which are designed to enable the participant to explore their surroundings and to seek God in them.
As well as the different categories, the author helpfully lists a way to make the most of the material across the book by focusing on six different themes, perfect for using over the six weeks of Lent:
Putting Down,
Picking Up,
Setting Off,
Journeying On,
Into the Wilderness,
Finding Home.
Despite the risk of frostbite, it sounds worthwhile to me!
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished.
Luke 4:1-2We are about two weeks into Lent, the 40 day (plus Sundays) season of the Christian liturgical year during which we get ready for our celebration of Easter. In Canada we are often still in the throes of Winter as Lent begins with February 4th as the earliest possible date, although that won't happen again until 2285! This means that we're usually huddled inside during the entire season even though at the beginning we hear about Jesus being baptized in the Jordan River and spending 40 days in the wilderness before his public ministry begins.
I never attempted to get people outside for an Ash Wednesday service although I burned palm branches for ashes in a snow storm a couple of times. We're good at ignoring how much of the bible is outside rather than inside, so I like the notion of Wild Lent, a resource from Britain. Here is a portion of the description.
What does it say on the tin?
Wild Lent will change how we all experience and think about Lent. How? Simple! Instead of a nice cosy room, coffee, biscuits and lots of discussion about the meaning of Lent, you’ll be wrapping up warm and heading off into the wilds! It’s time to get close and personal with creation and make a shadow clock, have a sunrise breakfast walk, go on a giant egg hunt, hug a tree, walk barefoot…and share God’s creation with others.
What do you get?
Rachel Summers is a Forest School Practitioner and this book is designed to help you connect with God’s creation around you. To take time, to slow down and to reconnect with God’s world...Each category features five or six activities connected with that theme, all of which are designed to enable the participant to explore their surroundings and to seek God in them.
As well as the different categories, the author helpfully lists a way to make the most of the material across the book by focusing on six different themes, perfect for using over the six weeks of Lent:
Putting Down,
Picking Up,
Setting Off,
Journeying On,
Into the Wilderness,
Finding Home.
Despite the risk of frostbite, it sounds worthwhile to me!
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