Received: 2026-09-09 23:51:21

Please pray for my sister in law, Val Spenler. She has been battling lung cancer for the past two years. There have been ups and downs, but it had remained fairly stable with medication until recently when the medication stopped working. Fluid is building up in her lungs causing difficulty with breathing. She will be starting weekly chemo as well beginning Thursday, September 10th.

Lent Devotional

In the church calendar, Lent marks the season leading up to Easter. A common practice during Lent is to “give something up” – to fast from something like Jesus fasted in the desert.

That’s why people often ask: What are you giving up for Lent?

But Lent isn’t just about giving something up. It’s about giving something up to become more like Jesus. About giving something up to gain something else. About giving up anything and everything that keeps us from following Jesus’ way of love.

So, this Lent, we’re asking the question: What would we give up for love?

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