Words of Faith

Words of Faith

Spirit to Spirit Writing Project

The word Lent comes from an old English word meaning lengthening of days. In Christianity, it refers to the time before Easter, traditionally observed through repentance and learning. It's a season to be intentional about changing and growing. Some people give up items to create space and time for new life and habits to grow. Instead of giving something up, I invite you to try to commit to answering these writing prompts each of the 40 days of Lent. The discipline it takes to set aside time each day to reflect and write about God and your relationship with spirituality is a journey that you will emerge from with a renewed spirit. Every writer has their own special voice to add to this project, whether poetry, prose, essay, thoughts, lists, or through comments, prayer, and encouragement.

How do I participate?
Each day, a writing prompt will be posted. A prompt is a question or statement that is meant to inspire your thoughts in whatever genre you feel moved to write. Post your reflections as a comment under each day's prompt (for further instructions, see 'How To Post' on the right side of the page). It is up to you if you write, read, or pray along with us each of the 40 days of Lent or just drop in from time to time when the spirit moves you to participate. Writing regularly is a discipline that many writers struggle with and this is a way to involve that discipline as a Lenten practice. Through writing and leaving encouraging words for others in this project, we become a supportive spiritual writing community

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Ready for the 2015 Lenten Writing Project? Here Are Some Technical Tips



1.) It’s helpful to write your piece in Word before posting it online, just in case you happen to encounter a malfunction.  If you do, you will still have a saved copy of your work.

 2.)  If you have a long piece that goes beyond the 4,5oo character limit (which is approximately 1 page in Word), you can post your work into 2 or more comments with a ‘to be continued…’ at the bottom of the first half and ‘…continued’ at the beginning of the second half so that we know to keep reading.

 3.)  Sometimes you may finish what you've written and feel it’s too vulnerable or personal to publish.  Don’t let perfectionism keep you from posting, but if you feel your words are for your eyes only, you don’t have to feel obligated to post. The point is that you got some great writing done from that day’s prompt and you finished it.

 4.) You can encourage and comment on others peoples’ posts and you can even comment on the comments of others’ posts.  One element that makes this such a great project is hearing support back and giving support to others.

5.) You can go back and work on any prompt at any time.  There is no time limit on answering the prompts.  You may have a piece that takes a long time to finish or you may not feel inspired or be too busy that day.  Setting aside time to write each day is what we strive for as the discipline part of this Lenten writing challenge, but you are welcome to elect to come and write occasionally if you would like.  Participate in the way that you can and share your words!

6.) Think you don’t know enough about religion?  Afraid you’re not a “real” writer?  There are no wrong answers or criteria to what you post, except that it is honest and respectful of others.  Our comments on others’ writing are meant to be supportive and not critique.

7.) If you are interested in joining a writing community centered around spiritual writing, Holy Spirit Lutheran Church (www.hslckirkland.org) in Kirkland, WA has one!  Join us on the second Saturday of each month to read, support and get inspired.

 8.)  If you encounter any technical questions or problems, fill out the contact form to email the moderator and she will resolve it as soon as possible.

Happy writing!
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