Who Are You in Times of Crisis?

Lenten Writing Prompt #33
Jesus’ disciples all played roles that they weren't expecting to in the story of Holy Week – betrayal, denial, grief, designated caretaker, etc.  What role and/or disciple do you identify with in crisis?  What do you think you would have done if you were there at that time?

Raise your Palm!

Lenten Writing Prompt #32
Do you have any traditions, thoughts or insights on Palm Sunday?  Do you see it as a happy or sad service (or both).  How do you see the essence and attitude of Palm Sunday reflected today?

Sunday Picture Prompt #5

Advocates for God's Creation

At 8:30pm, local time, people across the globe will be turning their lights off for an hour for "Earth Hour" to bring awareness to global climate change.  Write a religious ritual, prayer, or activity that you can create to show your awareness and raise your voice as a Christian about this issue.

Tongues of Flame

Write today about what you do to renew your strength in faith. What inspires and ignites you?

Heavenly!

Lenten Writing Prompt #29

There are articles, books, speakers, and mystics who have opinions on this topic. but what are YOUR thoughts on Heaven?  Who do you listen to on this topic or where did your theories about heaven come from?  Write about what you think is is like - if it is a place at all...perhaps you have a different theory about life after death...Write it all down!

Miniscule

Lenten Writing Prompt #27
God created and knows each and every sparrow, each and every hair on your head, and each grain of sand.  Write about something tiny today, to the glory of God.

Kindred Spirits in the New Testament

Lenten Writing Prompt #26
Who is a disciple of Jesus or other biblical character in the New Testament that you identify with?  Zaccheus? Sisters Mary or Martha? Lazarus?  Jairus's daughter (or Jairus?) Pick someone who interests you and who you feel a kindred relationship to in the New Testament and write about the connection.

God's Paging System

Lenten Writing Prompt #25
Write about being called.  God can call us to do many different kinds of things.  What was the experience like when you felt called?  Was that experience similar to a character in the Bible's experience?  What have you been called to do and what are you doing about it?

Sunday Picture Prompt #4

Storseisundet Bridge, Norway

Faith: Always New, Always Under Construction

Lenten Writing Prompt #24
Is there something in your church’s theology (or a church’s theology) that you disagree with?  How do you resolve it within yourself?  How can it be improved?

True Colors

Lenten Writing Prompt #23
Write about liturgical colors.  How are they significant or helpful for you in the passing of the liturgical seasons?  Do you have a favorite, or do you want to write an ode to each one?  Or, do you think that they have lost their resonance and alienate or divide in a community of secularization?  How can we reclaim liturgical colors in a way that can be relevant for all?  (that's a lot of layers to this prompt, but pick what you want to write about or tackle it all at once, as you wish)

Wrestling Match...

Lenten Writing Prompt #22 

Write about a time when you wrestled with God or with your faith.

And On the 6th Day, God Chuckled

Lenten Writing Prompt #21

Does God have a sense of humor?  How do you personally know?  Or is there a story from the Bible that supports this?

Jesus in the World Today

Lenten Writing Prompt #20
Pick a metaphor that the Bible uses for Jesus: king, suffering servant, lamb, etc. and write about what that looks like for us today

Fifteen Commandments

Lenten Writing Prompt #19

In Mel Brooks' "History of the World Part I", Moses is originally given FIFTEEN commandments.  When he accidentally drops one of the stone tablets (see the video in the link below), he corrects himself and says "TEN".  

What do you think those 5 extra commandments would have been on that third stone tablet?  Are they mentioned somewhere else?  How would things be different if they were included?  

  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAtRCJIqnk

Sunday Picture Prompt #3

Claiming and Uplifting Secular Lit

Lenten Writing Prompt #18
Take the synopsis of a classic or famous book that is not explicitly religious and write about the religious meaning in it for you.

Faith Pioneers and Faith Carriers

Do you feel like your faith connects you to the generations of your family who came before you, or are you a Faith Pioneer, finding a faith that is different than your forebearers?

The Future's So Bright...

Lenten Writing Prompt #17
Write about a time when light was significant to you, spiritually.  Write about light.

Rules

Lenten Prompt #16
What are some of the rules that you personally live by?

Serving God

Lenten Writing Prompt #15
Write about an experience you have had serving God that stands out for you.  It can be anything: working with a charitable organization, working at a soup kitchen, ushering, ministering, parenting, helping the environment...the list is endless as are the possibilities.

Prayer Warriors

Lenten Writing Prompt # 14
Write about a time when you prayed a really strong or intense prayer. What happened?  Do you feel like it was answered in the way you expected?  What are your reflections about that experience?

Sunday Picture Prompt #2

Practicing the Sacred

Lenten Writing Prompt #14
What is a sacred practice that you do or would like to adopt to draw you closer to God?  OR Write about your experience participating in a sacred practice - your feelings, how your senses were engaged, description...

Women's Stories From the Old Testament

Lenten Writing Prompt #13

Who is a woman character of the old testament that is especially significant to you?  Is there a part of her story that is missing?  How do you think that the missing part of her story would have gone? 

FaithSong

What is a song that is not "religious" per se, but still feeds your faith.  How does it make you feel and how does it answer that spiritual need?

Childhood Faith Formation

Lenten Writing Prompt #11

What is something from your childhood faith formation that still fulfills you?  Or, is there something from your childhood that you would like to get back to doing that you don't do anymore?   Is there a component of childhood faith that feels closed to you now?  How can you reclaim that if you need to?  (you can write about any one, or all, of these question)

The Bread and the Wine

Write about an experience with communion that is especially memorable or significant to you.  Have you taken or given it somewhere unusual?  Has something happened during this time that was unexpected?  When has a specific time of communion affected your faith?

Shepherds and Sheep

Write a version of the parable of the Good Shepherd that would be relevant to today.  Who are our shepherds and sheep today that people might identify with and understand?

Sunday Picture Prompt: Transformation

Sundays are traditionally a Sabbath from the observation and fasting of Lent.  They are not counted in the 40 days.  Instead of your usual writing prompt, on Sundays, a picture prompt will be posted.  You can respond in the comments if you feel inspired.

The story and original source for that project is here:

(Note: A picture prompt was not posted last Sunday, so this is the first one)