This Lent, we would like to invite you and your church communities to deepen your spiritual journey by connecting faith with care for God’s creation. As we walk the path of renewal and reflection, let us also honor the Earth and commit to its stewardship.
Reflect with Music: Listen and reflect on the Climate Vigil Songs album by The Porter’s Gate. This beautiful album weaves together faith and environmental care in a mournful tone appropriate for the season of Lent.
Walk the Green Stations: Engage with the Green Stations of the Cross, put together by the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. This is a powerful way to reflect on Christ’s journey while honoring creation. This Green Stations liturgy follows the more traditional Episcopal format, with an officiant leading the stations.
Print, Share, and Utilize an Eco Stations of the Cross Zine: Crucified Earth is a FREE Eco-Stations of the Cross Zine that includes the fourteen traditional Stations of the Cross, but through an ecological lens. Each station includes a scripture passage, an image for contemplation, and a brief meditation. Together, these elements invite you to pray with the suffering of Christ as it is revealed in the ongoing crucifixion of creation.
Discover Wild Hope: Journey through Lent with Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing by Gayle Boss. This beautifully illustrated book invites readers to encounter the stories of 25 different species on our planet. Readers will be filled with wonder and grief at what these creatures suffer on a planet shaped by human choices. Their stories thaw our stiff hearts and wake us to greater compassion-which is what Lent, meaning “springtime,” has always been for. These stories also wake in us a wild hope that from all this death and ruin, something new could rise.
Global and Ecumenical Worship Resources: Explore creation-themed hymns and worship materials from global and ecumenical traditions to enrich your Lenten services:
This season, let your faith formation be a testament to God’s love for all creation. Explore these resources and join a movement of care, reflection, and renewal.
Check out more Eco-theology and Faith Formation resources in the guide by Eco DioChicago >>