Through our process of Action, Reflection and Connection, Lent Event offers practical steps along the path of personal growth and connection with our global community.
A critical part of the process is to engage in Reflection opening our hearts and minds to the injustices of our world and our response to injustice:
Reflection through Lent Event :
Alone or in a group, set time aside to explore the Journey Guide. This six-part Lenten discussion series and daily prayer guide helps us journey into the realm of real relationship with people who are living in material poverty.
Next Steps – Reflecting beyond Lent Event:
To reflect further, the team at Lent Event recommends the following steps, as appropriate to your own journey…
First Steps:
The Lent Event experience has sparked something new in me and I want to journey further.
- Prayerfully reflect on your spending and lifestyle. Consider where to from here?
- Talk with people from developing countries to broaden your understanding.
- Investigate what the Bible says about poverty.
- Engage with your group in a relevant follow up study.
- Read articles and blogs on poverty.
- Learn more about good international development.
- Watch movies dealing with justice issues.
Stepping Up:
My Lenten journey has inspired me to deepen my commitment to seeking justice for people living in poverty.
- Form a prayer group to pray for people affected by extreme poverty and for just and compassionate responses to poverty.
- Organise a prayer vigil centred on lifting up one or more of UnitingWorld’s partner churches.
- Include justice themes in your community’s worship through prayer and song.
- Commit to a daily reflection or meditation relating to international development.
- Explore Christian responses to injustice through reading recommended books.
- Begin a personal daily journal reflecting on your journey with people in the developing world.
Stepping Out:
I’m ready to risk stepping out of my comfort zone, risk taking a servant-leader role in my community and risk real friendship with people who are poor.
- Conduct a justice audit on yourself and your church community and implement change to help bring about justice.
- With a group, read and unpack Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger by Ronald Sider.
- Write prayers for people living in poverty and share in church, publications, blogs etc.
- Start a book club with non-church members to reflect on poverty and responses to poverty.
- Plan and lead special worship services centred on issues of poverty and lifting up partner churches. Invite community and key leaders to attend.
