Devotional Resources for Lent

In the liturgy of our recent Ash Wednesday service of worship, we were invited to observe a holy season of Lent by reading and meditating on God's Holy Word.

Many ESUMC members begin each day by reading from The Upper Room, the daily devotional of our United Methodist Church. In fact, we still have a few more copies available in the fellowship area, if you would like to use these readings as part of your daily reflection.

Additionally, here are links to some online Lenten devotional resources from the worldwide Methodist Church and other ecumenical bodies.

1) Inspired by the theme of the 2024 World Methodist Conference held in Gothenburg, Sweden, "On The Move" offers weekly devotionals written by leaders of WesleyMen and the World Methodist Council and include Scriptures based on this year’s Gospel lectionary, moving stories, calls to action, and prayers.

https://worldmethodistcouncil.org/2025/03/03/wesleymen-lenten-easter-devotionals-2025/

2) Bishop Tracy Malone, president of the United Methodist Church Council of Bishops, offers this Lenten devotional calendar with Scripture readings for each day.

https://www.inumc.org/2025/03/05/bishop-malones-lenten-prayer-calendar/#:~:text=I%20invite%20us%20on%20a,that%20lead%20to%20greater%20discipleship.

3) Faculty and alumni of Luther Seminary in Minnesota, USA, have compiled a daily devotional series for Lent.

https://www.luthersem.edu/godpause/lenten-devotional/

4) The 2025 Lenten devotional series of Episcopal Relief and Development encourages us to "consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds."

https://www.episcopalrelief.org/church-in-action/lent/#read