For us as a church, Lent is not just an individual journey, but a corporate one—an invitation for all of us to engage together in practices that draw us closer to God. It is a season of intentionally stepping back from distractions and focusing on the things of God—prayer, Scripture, and acts of service and sacrifice. This year, it also includes a time of invitation to corporate fasting, practicing hearing from God together.
Friday Fast Directions:
This will be a 24 hour, or 2 meals, fasting discipline for adults. We do not recommend any fasting for children, and we also understand that for people with a history of eating disorders, people who are medically fragile, or for pregnant and nursing mothers, fasting may not be a healthy option; please do whatever is best for you, and we would still love to see and hear from you on Friday nights!
For those of us who are able, we will stop eating after dinner on Thursday, fast through breakfast and lunch on Friday, and then gather together at Discovery at 6:00pm to take communion together and pray before we go our separate ways to eat dinner with friends and family. Our time in the sanctuary on Fridays will be all together, kids included. We'll have some fun prayer activities to engage our kids and all their senses, and we will have some guidance for the adults and older children in how we'll pray and listen each week. Our job is to fast, and then show up for each other on Friday nights. Then we'll see what God is saying to us as family and pray for breakthrough in all of these embattled spaces in our lives.
We will specifically be praying for:
1. Our new children's pastor, someone who will love our families and lead our RH kids after Grandma Robin retires this spring.
2. People in our lives who don't know Jesus yet.
3. Holy Spirit presence and personal renewal in the people of Redemption Hill.
Questions? Comment or DM us here, or reach out to jessie@redemptionboise.org.
See you tonight!
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