Pastor’s Corner

March 2025

Ash Wednesday on March 5th will kick off the season of Lent and our preparation for Easter. The word lent comes from the Old English word for Spring. The word is “lencten” and probably originated from the idea of the “lengthening” of days during this season. I like this concept. In the Spring we have longer time under the sun, and during lent we focus on our life lived under the Son. Each sunrise in Spring brings us closer to the day we celebrate the rise of the Son. And why did he die and rise? To make us holy. What is holiness? Holiness is not about “following rules” - it is about being set apart by God for communion with Him, and to be used for His purposes. When we pursue holiness we are not pursuing right behavior, we are pursuing God, and right behavior is the result. Always we are to pursue holiness, but in lent we highlight this pursuit. To be holy is to be refined by the Spirit of God - like the fire that purifies in a kiln. As we enter this season - surrender anything that hinders your walk with God and commit to being an instrument in His hands for His Glory.

1 Peter 1:14-16 ESV

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy”.

Pastor Billy