Second Sunday of Lent

About this episode

This episode discusses the significance of Lent as a season of renewal in our relationship with Jesus.

Dominica II in Quadragesima A 1 March 2026  Lent is a privileged season of renewal in our life as disciples. It is not renewal in the sense that we might renew a membership in a club or renew a streaming service. The best focus for our Lent is to see this season as a blessed opportunity for renewal in our relationship with Jesus the Lord . Relationships need ongoing work and they require effort. If we don’t communicate in a relationship, you can bet that relationship will suffer. If one person does all the talking, you are probably setting yourself up for something that is one-sided and less like a mutual exchange. If we treat our relationships as transactional, meaning we have time for the other mainly when we want or need something, then things are heading south. When it is more about “getting” than about “giving”, things go awry. If one party rarely listens… well, one day that will end and you’ll get an earful. We can apply much of this to our life with the Lord. Lent is about placing an intense focus on the redeeming actions of the Lord by which we are saved. We recall the historical events of the Lord going up to Jerusalem and the Mount of Calvary as we gradually…

Topics covered

• Lent
• Christianity
• Spirituality
• Discipleship
• Renewal

Keywords

• renewal
• relationship with Jesus
• Lenten renewal
• baptismal promises
• redeeming actions of the Lord

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Scriptures

Places: Quadragesima, Jerusalem, the Mount of Calvary

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