In this message, we explore Lent as a season that teaches us how to be fully human in the presence of God. Beginning with Ash Wednesday’s reminder that we are dust, we reflect on our fragility, grief, and brokenness—not as things to hide, but as realities we can bring honestly before God.
At the center of the sermon is the practice of lament. More than complaint, lament is sacred prayer rooted in trust. It draws us into deeper relationship with a God who listens, invites intimacy, and promises to be present in our hardship. Lament helps us cry out for God to act while also learning to carry one another’s pain.
This message reminds us that faith does not spare us from suffering—but God does promise to be with us in it. Together, we consider how the church can create space for honest sorrow while walking with one another toward hope.
