Faith to Go: 40 Days 40 Reflections on Scripture

My favorite part of recording Faith to Go each week is getting to talk about the Gospel with a friend, but talking about scripture hasn’t always come easily to me. I spent a good portion of my life questioning whether I knew enough to be part of the conversation. Yet, the weekly opportunity to wrestle with scripture has been a lynchpin in my discipleship. It has pushed me to think about how God’s word has meaning in my own life. Pair that with the gift of talking with a beloved colleague, and Monday mornings have quickly become my favorite day of the week. 

Faith to Go, our diocesan podcast, is hosted by David Tremaine and myself. We follow the lectionary, reading and discussing the Gospel for the Sunday ahead. At the start of each episode, one of us shares a “God Sighting,” a place where we saw or felt God’s presence in the prior week. These two simple acts, noticing God and talking about Scripture, have enriched my faith.

Embracing these two simple acts, these spiritual practices, is one small way that each of us can keep a Holy Lent. Faith to Go is releasing a special Lenten devotional with that in mind. For each of the 40 days of Lent, a different voice from our diocesan family will offer a God Sighting and a reflection on the day’s Gospel. These five-minute episodes are an invitation to open yourself up to a daily conversation with God inspired by the wisdom and insights of others. The beauty of it being a podcast is that it allows you to take in reflections and Scripture while on the go. It invites you to pause, reflect, and apply what you’ve heard to your own life, particularly as you journey through the season of Lent.

On the First Sunday in Lent we hear Luke 4: 1-13, the story of Jesus being tempted in the desert. That scripture begins

After his baptism, Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil.

Forty days in the wilderness. Forty days to journey with Jesus, to strengthen our discipleship, to notice God moving in our lives, to listen to the spiritual reflections of voices across our diocese. Forty days to keep a Holy Lent.

Faith to Go in Lent will begin on Ash Wednesday, with a new episode airing Monday through Saturday each week. The final episode will air on Good Friday. Our regular episode of Faith to Go will still arrive as scheduled on Monday mornings. 

The rhythm of a daily podcast, listened to while driving, exercising, making coffee, or at the end of the day, can provide connection and support. Hearing how others wrestle with or find hope in the same Scriptures can offer comfort. It reminds us that we’re not alone in the wilderness. 

We have God, and we have each other.