Wondrous Encounters: Scripture for Lent
Prepare mystery of Easter with this Lenten Growth Group. The book contains daily readings for personal reflection and we will meet virtually each week to discuss what we are learning. Discussion will be facilitated by Pastor Roger Jasper on Google Meet each Wednesdays at 7:00pm.
“There are two moments that matter. One is when you know that your one and only life is absolutely valuable and alive. The other is when you know your life, as presently lived, is entirely pointless and empty. You need both of them to keep you going in the right direction. Lent is about both. The first such moment gives you energy and joy by connecting you with your ultimate Source and Ground. The second gives you limits and boundaries, and a proper humility, so you keep seeking the Source and Ground and not just your small self.”
From the Introduction
Rohr’s meditations on the daily readings of Lent are not for the sake of mere information, or even for academia (although the author hopes it will satisfy both), but for the sake of our transformation into our original “image and likeness,” which is the very image of God. What always and finally matters for all of us is encounter!
Father Rohr begins each meditation with a single title or phrase that sums up the point. Then he offers the meditation followed by key passages from the readings. He ends each meditation with a Starter Prayer that invites you to self-disclosure and to enter the wondrous divine dialogue with clarity, insight—and holy desire!
Group Meets:
- February 17 – No Group Meeting – Ash Wednesday service at 6pm
- February 24 at 7pm
- March 3 at 7pm
- March 10 at 7pm
- March 17 at 7pm
- March 24 at 7pm
- March 31 at 7pm