Lenten Book Discussion

You’re invited to join an in-person book group during Lent, to read and talk about the new book by Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie: The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days.

We’ll be meeting at the church at 11:00 am, starting Friday, February 24. Lenten Devotional Guides to accompany the book will be available for participants.

Here's a thought from the book:

We live in a world that demands relentless perfection. Happy marriages and easy friendships. Bucket-list-level adventures and matching family photos. But what if your actual life doesn’t feel very #blessed? Might our regular lives be worthy of a blessing too? Even an average Tuesday?

Contact Melissa Vance if interested or you have questions.

From Kate Bowler’s website:

New York Times bestselling authors Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie offer creative, faith-based blessings that center gratitude and hope while acknowledging our real, messy lives. Formatted like a prayer book, The Lives We Actually Have is an oasis and a landing spot for weary souls, with blessings that focus on the full range of human moments: garbage days, lovely days, grief-stricken days, and even (especially) completely ordinary days. These heartfelt blessings are a sanctuary for anyone who needs a chance to exhale when we feel everything from careworn to restless, devasted to bored. Let’s have a reminder that we don’t have to wait for a perfect life when we can bless the lives we actually have.