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Journey Through Lent 2022
Seek, Gaze, Dwell
Lent is a season in the Church Year that begins on Ash Wednesday (March 2, this year), takes us up to Jesus’ crucifixion on Good Friday, and, of course, to his Resurrection on Easter Sunday. It is forty days, not counting Sundays – which are always considered feast days, even during Lent.
It is common to connect Lent with “giving things up” yet we can “take on” things, too—practices of prayer, reading Scripture, serving others, etc.
One way we are observing Lent this year at ECC is by extending an invitation to a season of prayer.
We look forward to seeing what God does in and through us as we lift these things together in prayer.
Some options of ways to engage in this corporate season of prayer:
(You certainly have the freedom to pray for these and/or for other things the Spirit leads you to pray for.)
Commit to pray daily for the three strategic initiatives at ECC:
- To search for and call a successful Pastor of Young Adults
- To develop an ECC Care Team
- To redevelop and reinvigorate a flourishing small groups ministry, now to be known as “Life Groups”
The following Lenten prayer calendar was provided with the Lenten Centerpiece craft, and this year’s Lenten Text prompts are based on these prayer suggestions for each day. (Text “@lentecc” to the number 81010 to receive these text prompts)
Journey Through Lent 2022 - An Invitation to a Season of Prayer
Let’s make time to talk to God each day!
March 2 Day 1- Offer this journey to God
March 3 Day 2 – Thank God you can talk to Him
March 4 Day 3 – Notice God’s creation
March 5 Day 4 – _______________
March 7 Day 5 – Commit to pray each day
March 8 Day 6 – Your family
March 9 Day 7 – _______________
March 10 Day 8 – Educators
March 11 Day 9 – To know Jesus more
March 12 Day 10 - Neighbors
March 14 Day 11 – Men and women in the military
March 15 Day 12 – _______________
March 16 Day 13 – Peace
March 17 Day 14 – ECC Pastors
March 18 Day 15 – Doctors and Nurses
March 19 Day 16 – _______________
March 21 Day 17 – Our Country’s Leaders
March 22 Day 18 – Other Countries
March 23 Day 19 – ECC Staff
March 24 Day 20 – _______________
March 25 Day 21 – Someone who is suffering
March 26 Day 22 – _______________
March 28 Day 23 – ECC Missions
March 29 Day 24 – A friend
March 30 Day 25 – World Leaders
March 31 Day 26 – Someone who doesn’t know Jesus
April 1 Day 27 – _______________
April 2 Day 28 – _______________
April 4 Day 29 – Rest
April 5 Day 30 – Our ECC church family
April 6 Day 31 – _______________
April 7 Day 32 – Someone who is scared
April 8 Day 33 – First Responders
April 9 Day 34 – _______________
April 11 Day 35 - Hope
April 12 Day 36 – ECC Council
April 13 Day 37 – _______________
April 14 Day 38 – Practice confession
April 15 Day 39 – Consider Jesus’ sacrifice
April 16 Day 40 – _______________
April 17 EASTER! – Celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection
Pray with the suggested prompt or create your own prayer.
Remember, prayer is simply an interactive conversation with God
and something we can build step by step over time.