‘While Lent does include personal sacrifice, the goal of this time isn’t to ‘better’ your life, but to centre your life on what matters most: the One who made you and died for you’

Some suggestions from the recent Connections evening:

‘The Good of Giving Up: Discovering the Freedom of Lent’ by Aaron Damiani

24-7 prayer have a great webpage called ‘The Toolshed’ with different resources to help us pray including one on fasting (number 28 on the list!) https://prayercourse.org/toolshed

The Art of Lent by Sister Wendy Beckett. Available in hard copy or as a Ebook

The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence (Modern English translation). Available as a hard copy or for kindle

24/7’s ‘Toolshed’ webpage also has a prayer article on practising God’s presence as we undertake our everyday routine tasks. It’s entitled ‘How to turn parenting into prayer’ but it’s not just for parents. It can be applied to any situation where we have a caring responsibility (number 23 on the list!) https://prayercourse.org/toolshed

40 Acts Lent generosity challenge. https://40acts.org.uk

40 day prayer guide from Try Praying. https://thereishope.co.uk/40-days/ Available as a hard copy to buy, downloadable pdf version or sign up for a daily email to your inbox.

A journey through Lent with art, music and words from the Biola University Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts (presented as a Lent equivalent to an Advent calendar!)

http://ccca.biola.edu/events/2021/feb/16/lent-project-2021-devotional Sign up for a daily email or visit the website daily

Tearfund resources. A 40 day devotional, available to order free online or sign up for a daily email. https://www.tearfund.org/campaigns/lent-devotional

https://www.tearfund.org/Stories/2021/02/Climate -Climate ideas for Lent in lockdown

Scottish Bible Society resources. A collection of ideas for a weekly walk during Lent with time to pause, pray, worship and do things to spend time with God. https://scottish.bible/wonderwalks

An Easter reading resource available to order online. https://scottish.bible/easter/orderform

Lectio 365 https://www.24-7prayer.com/blog/2889/god-on-mute-alectio-365-series

https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/livelent-2021-church-resources-gods-story-our-story from Church of England

Tom Wright ‘Lent for everyone’ series. A book of daily readings from the gospel accompanied by a reflection. Andrea Brewster