Why i keep coming back to lent

When I began my first walk to the Cross over three decades ago, I had no idea where it would take me—or how long my heart would be held by the events of Jesus’ final hours.
Each year since then, as Lent begins, I return to this pilgrimage—not to a physical place, but an interior one. I take time to gently enter into Jesus’ experience as He leaves the upper room, shares His final words with His disciples, agonizes in the garden, is arrested, tried, and ultimately put to death on Calvary.

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​​Because this journey unfolds over forty days, I’m invited to slow down and ponder deeply the price Jesus paid to make me His own. In a noisy, often combative culture, this slowing has become a source of strength and life for me. I feel the need for it more than ever.
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I'm invited to slow down and ponder deeply the price Jesus paid to make me His own

​After so many years of walking this way, I’ve learned to expect transformation—not through effort, but through attention. I eagerly anticipate a fresh revelation of Christ’s love, not as a theological concept, but as tender mercy that saturates my soul and deepens my love for my Savior.
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Though these quiet days often bring tears, I hold them alongside the steady knowledge that resurrection is coming. And when it does, my heart can hardly contain the joy. Hope resounds like an anthem as Easter arrives and I celebrate with family and friends.
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I’ve shared a brief video reflecting on this journey and the invitation I sense this Lent.

As Lent begins (February 18), I’ve made a set of daily devotionals available for anyone who would like a simple, grace-paced way to walk through the season.

You can find the full Lenten journey here:
[Begin the Lenten Devotionals →]
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Where ever you are, however you come, you are welcome here.