Over the years, I have tried many different ways of “doing Lent.” I have tried plans., schedules, devotionals. Good intentions.
Some were quite helpful. Some quietly became one more thing to keep up with.
This year, I am choosing something simpler. Instead of adding another structured reading plan, I am going to read the Gospel of John slowly and quietly, noticing just one word or image each day.
No analysing, no researching. I’m not trying to “complete” anything. Just reading… and paying attention.
And if that sounds like something you might need too, I have created a small, free guide:
Noticing with John: A Gentle Lenten Invitation
It is not a workbook or a study guide. It is simply an encouragement to:
• Read a small portion of John each day
• Notice one image, word or phrase
• Write one line in response
That’s all. There’s no catching up and no falling behind.
John’s Gospel is full of light and water, bread and gardens, doors and shepherds. We think we are reading it, and yet, slowly, it begins to read us. You underline a word… and somewhere along the way, you realise it has been quietly tracing its way through your own life.
If you would like to join me in this gentle way of reading, you can download the free guide.
And if you would like a little companionship along the way, I will be keeping a quiet weekly thread open in the Raising Little Shoots Facebook group.
Nothing formal.
No teaching.
No pressure.
Just a simple question : What have you noticed? One word is enough.
Lent does not always need more structure. Sometimes it simply needs a little breathing space.
You are warmly invited.
From my home to yours,
