Prepare the way of the Lord! This is the cry of Lent. For forty
days (not including Sundays) from Ash Wednesday to Holy
Saturday, we prepare for Easter. Lent invites us to make ready
our hearts for remembering JesusÕ death and resurrection.
Lent encourages us to draw nearer to Him, as we choose to
participate in intentional prayer, service, and generous giving.
Lent begs us to make more room for Jesus in our busy lives.
And so, we pray, we serve, we give. And day by day, we
prepare our hearts for the rich celebration of Easter.
Living Lent 2024 is a devotional series created by and for
Morningstar Children and Family Services, a ministry which
provides residential and counseling care to GeorgiaÕs special
need foster children. This year, we have returning and new
authors from across Georgia, each sharing words of reflection
on the daily reading, which parallel The Revised Common
Lectionary. Additionally, each Sunday we share some of the
challenging facts regarding child welfare and the lives of all
foster children, as well as highlights of Morningstar ChildrenÕs
Home. We ask you to pray with us week to week for the
specific needs of the children and the many people involved
in their care.
Thank you for joining us on this Lenten journey. Our prayer for
you is that these days together become a time of preparing
well. A time where we make room for something good,
something better, something life-giving from the God who
came and gave all for us.