Lenten Reflection 2025: Second Sunday - Lament for the Earth Community
This is the second week of the Lenten Reflection Series: Singing Resurrection When the Earth is Being Crucified. Jesus' lament over Jerusalem (Luke 13:31-35) is also a lament for the Earth community
I have written a weekly series of reflections and prayers for the season of Lent. Scroll down to find this week’s offering!
Listening to the Land: Interactive Workshop in the Ottawa Area
Friends, this was sent to me by my friend Beth Lorimer, Ecological Justice Program Coordinator with KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives. It looks like a truly transformative program; check it out!
Listening to the Land is an interactive workshop series that centers on human creativity and empathy as powerful tools to mitigate ecological crisis and repair essential relationships. We will meet at the confluence of the Anishinaabe Medicine Wheel teachings and the Work That Reconnects. Positioned as a collective response to our shared struggles, the series addresses the specific needs and challenges of those directly connected to the Kichi Sībī (translation: Great River; a.k.a. Ottawa River) watershed, recognizing that through our watersheds, we are all interconnected.
Listening to the Land is a 4-month journey through 6 transformative modules between March and early July. Sessions will take place in Ottawa at the National Capital Commission River House or Wabano Centre.
Saturday, March 22: Introduction
Saturday, April 12: Gratitude and Reciprocity
Saturday, May 3: Honouring our Pain
Saturday, May 24: Seeing with New and Ancient Eyes
Saturday, June 14: Understand the teachings of “Deep Time,” & 7 Generations
Saturday, July 5: Going Forth: Eco-Visioning
Facilitators:
Melissa Hammell is a certified Integral Facilitator® and community connector who is passionate about addressing intricate global challenges one cup of tea at a time. Being from a mixed family with strong Anishinabe roots, Melissa carries the responsibility of bringing different worldviews together through deep listening and relationship building.
Robin Macdonald is a spiritually-rooted facilitator, moving at the intersections of social justice, Earth care, spirituality and mental health. Part of the Scottish-Irish diaspora living on Turtle Island, Robin is a restorative justice practitioner, communal grief and Work that Reconnects facilitator, Yasodhara Yoga teacher and writer. Core to her work is the role of community in healing and thriving.
Join the cohort now and be part of this meaningful journey to strengthen resilience as we deepen our capacity to act for a just and sustainable world.
Registration Fee = $340.00
Registration (Seniors, Students, Low-income) = $150.00
If cost is a barrier, please reach out to Beth Lorimer (blorimer@kairoscanada.org) for more information. This cohort will be capped at 22 participants, with a commitment to participate in all six sessions.
More details and link to register.
Project partners: KAIROS Canada, Ottawa Riverkeeper, Wabano Centre. Listening to the Land is supported by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada.
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LENTEN REFLECTION 2025:
Singing Resurrection When the Earth is Being Crucified
This is a series of weekly reflections as we move through the season of Lent and prepare for Easter. The name of this series, “Singing Resurrection When the Earth is Being Crucified,” is based on a haunting question by Anglican priest Stephen Blackmer: “What does resurrection look like when it is the Earth that is being crucified?”
Lent is a time of reflection and repentance, and so this year I invite us to a time to reflect and repent concerning the reality of the climate and ecological crisis. Each Friday I will offer a brief scriptural reflection, questions for you to consider, and a short prayer. I pray that these are meaningful for you and deepen your Lenten journey this year.
This Lenten series is available to paid subscribers of Faith. Climate Crisis. Action. Upgrade today to receive the full devotional offering (as well as access to the entire archive of this newsletter). Each week includes a reflection on the Gospel reading for that week, questions for you to ponder, and a prayer written by me that you are invited to pray at any time during the season of Lent. I hope these resources are meaningful to you on your journey to the cross and beyond.
Did you miss last week’s reflection? Here it is:
(2) Second Sunday in Lent: Lament for the Earth Community
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