Week 1: You were hungry.
We recognize Christ in those who hunger and respond by sharing food, reducing waste, and working for food justice. Read simple activities for Lent 2026, Week 1.
Week 6: You were in prison.
We remember Christ among the incarcerated by practicing mercy, seeking justice, and supporting restoration and hope. Read simple activities for Lent 2026, Week 56
Week 5: You were sick.
We encounter Christ in those who are ill through compassion, presence, prayer, and care for body and mind. Read simple activities for Lent 2026, Week 5.
Week 4: You were naked.
We honor Christ’s dignity by providing clothing, resisting excess, and supporting economic justice. Read simple activities for Lent 2026, Week 4.
Week 3: You were a stranger.
We meet Christ in the stranger by practicing welcome, hospitality, and advocacy for migrants and refugees. Read simple activities for Lent 2026, Week 3.
Week 2: You were thirsty.
We see Christ in those without clean water and care for creation by conserving water and protecting life-giving resources. Read simple activities for Lent 2026, Week 2.
Daily Diligence
Drink water; play in water; give up single-use water bottles; learn about water resources in your community and historical ELCA water projects; find ways each day to save water.
Daily Donation
Pledge to give $1 a day (or more) for the 40 days of Lent via Lutheran Disaster Response to support the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission.
Daily Dedication
Engage in community activities around water. Consider participating in worship or Bible study or a reading circle; encourage children’s activities around conservation; organize a water walk, clean up your local watershed… be creative!
Daily Devotions
Follow the River of Life from Eden to the New Jerusalem this Lent, and explore what the water and the land can teach us about God's redemptive love. Subscribe to receive daily email devotions for Lent from Pastor Bill Dohle.
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