Our Lenten Series from Illustrated Ministry

Lent begins in the ache, the questions, the tension between love and loss. It invites us to slow down, and to journey with Jesus through wildness, confrontation, and cross. Along the way, we listen for voices from the margins, learn from stories of resistance and renewal, and remember that God meets us not in strength, but in surrender. This is the work of imagination, this holy labor—not as a solitary act, but as a communal path toward transformation.

Join us this Lent as we walk with Christ toward the pain of the world—not to be undone by it, but to be transformed. To imagine a different way. To sow seeds of justice. To rise, together, with holy courage and sacred hope.

• Devotional Packets: Available starting on February 15, Transfiguration Sunday.

• Request a Packet: If you would like a packet mailed or emailed to you, please contact Pastor Leslie at revleslie@firstchurchbuffalo.org.

Peace and joy,

Leslie