Each year, churches look for ways to deepen faith during the season of Lent. Quite often, this means reading a book together, or adding a midweek worship service. For some, however, these practices are simply “more of the same,” and do not lead to deeper faith. Sometimes we need to engage all of our senses to discover God’s direction as we learn to follow Christ.

So this year, some folks have signed up to explore with me how our five senses are reflected in scripture. We will also consider how spiritual practices engaging those senses can bring us to a deeper understanding of God’s love for us, as we seek to live a more Christ-like life. Each week, we will focus on one of the five senses. We will read about and discuss a miracle of Jesus related to that sense, and I will introduce to a spiritual practice to try during the following week. REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED. But stay tuned for future offerings like this.

SCHEDULE:

March  1-2  – Taste 
Feeding 5000 (Matthew 14: 13-21), the Practice of Fasting

March  8-9  – Touch 
Healing by Touch (Mark 5:21-43), The Practice of Service

March 15-16 – Hearing
Healing a Deaf-Mute (Mark 7:31-37), The Practice of Silence

March 22-23 – Sight
Healing One Born Blind (John 9), the Practice of Study

March 29-30 – Smell
Raising Lazarus (John 11), the Practice of Prayer 

When you register, you will receive a weekly email from me with the discussion guide for that week’s topic. I hope you will join me on this journey, and that together, we may draw nearer to Christ.

Registration is now closed for this event.

God bless you!
Jo Anne Taylor