This Lenten season, you are invited to go on A Journey to Hope as we travel with Jesus to the cross, discovering along the way that Hope can be found even as we encounter some of life’s most difficult circumstances.

February 26th: Who is on this journey with you? How can people encourage or discourage you when the going gets tough? This segment tackles the importance of being involved in faith friendships and learning to lean on Christ as the ultimate Friend. 

March 4th: Identity and self-esteem can make or break the journey. Do you base your identity on who people say you are, or who you know God created you to be? Finding a firm foundation in who you are called to be will help you overcome obstacles. 

March 11th: We all rely on work to meet the financial needs incurred in our journey, but how can work itself be realized as a joyful destination? The disciples gave up all of their things to live out their passion for Christ. Many of us give up all of our passions to have ?things.? How can we find a balance? 

March 18th: When we get tired along the way, it is tempting to stop or turn around. To go the distance, we must learn to ?refuel.? Prayer (personal and communal) is one means to build strength as Christ illustrates even in His most difficult times. 

March 25th: Money is a means of exchange for something that we want. Any journey requires ?purchases? along the way. Do you have a healthy relationship with money? In other words, do you have money, or does money have you? We will encounter scriptures that illustrate both (The Rich Young Ruler & The Widow’s Mite) and focus on Christ’s response. 

April 1st: Palm Sunday. As consider the accolades which were given to Christ upon His triumphant entry to Jerusalem. Would we have started this journey, if we had realized the pain along the way? When hope seems most elusive, it may be just around the corner.