This year, Lent begins on Wednesday, February 18, otherwise known as “Ash Wednesday.” Once again, I will be using resources from “A Sanctified Art” to support sermon and worship development, as well as to provide personal devotional guides for the season.
The 2026 theme is “Tell Me Something Good: Grounding Ourselves in the Good News this Lent.” The theme developers at A Sanctified Art describe it this way:
We often describe Jesus’ ministry as “radical,” which comes from the Latin word “radicalis,” meaning “root” or “ground.” Therefore, the good news should bring us back to our roots, back to what grounds us: loving our neighbor, caring for the vulnerable, pursuing justice and mercy, and resting in God’s unending grace.
The good news is extravagant, untamed, illogical, and persistent. … The good news is alive in the world.
We hope this series will provide fertile ground for conversation and worship, rooting our hearts and lives in the expansive goodness of God. This Lent, may the teachings of Jesus lead us forward. Let the good news ground us. And let that good news inspire us to take action in a world desperate to hear, see, and taste what is good.
I am so excited to dig into this series and journey through Lent by really searching for the good news that roots our lives and sustains our faith.
We will read stories of Jesus’ miracles, watch his compassion in action, and discern how we can bring that good news to the world around us in new ways. During this season in our culture and world when it is so easy to be discouraged and lose hope, I am eager to see how these resources help shape our congregation into people who journey beside Jesus faithfully as he seeks to share that good news in healing and transformative ways!