Clerestory Notes

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Clerestory Notes features original musical and textual resources and reflections for worship planners, liturgists, and individuals, and is a gathering space for anyone interested in these things and in contemplating the intersections of worship, liturgy, faith, and culture.

Blessed Lent --
     We are nearing the end of the liturgical season of Lent.
     We often speak of our observance of the season of Lent
     as a journey. For Lent is not only a time of focus and
     reflection on the atoning and reconciling work of
      Christ. It is an invitation--even more, a calling--
     to walk in Christ's own footsteps, to take on His
     likeness, and to follow Him in His journey to the foot
     of the cross.

     For many, Lent has taken on the special characteristic
     and practice of spiritual discipline--a time of putting
     something off (a habit perhaps, an attitude, or an
     indulgence) in order to make time and room in our lives
     for those activities and attitudes that draw us closer to God
     and enable us to serve others. Durint Lent, in some ways
     more consciously than in other seasons, we seek to become
     ever more like Christ--in His devotion to the Father's will,
     in His acts of love and service, and also in His sufferings--
     that we may be increasingly formed into His image and
     filled with His heart and mind. 

Resources for the Seaon of Lent -- 
      Liturgies, reflections, readings, music suggestions,
       prayers, and more are here to aid in worship
      preparation, individual devotions, and contemplation
      as you embark on your Lenten journey.