Lent

Lent is the six week period leading up to Easter. Traditionally, Lent is a time of preparation for the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus at Easter. From its start on Ash Wednesday (day after Pancake Day) until its conclusion on Easter Sunday, Lent is often used as a time for fasting or giving something up. 

It can be hard to know where to start, but here are some resources, from books to apps to daily devotionals, that you might find helpful to use on your own, or maybe with a group. If there’s anything you’d like to share, recommend, or you’d like to connect with others as you do this – please let us know!

24-7 Prayer - Creative prayer activities, individual devotionals, and teaching series to help you go deeper in prayer during Lent and Easter.

Tearfund Lent Devotional - Daily devotions to help you draw closer to God this Lent.

The Lent Encounter 2025- looking at the book of Exodus as our guide on a journey through the Red Sea and into the wilderness

The Rest Is Worship - contains 40 short chapters and could be used as a daily Lent book, about experiences of receiving God’s gift of rest in home and church life.

Worship in the Wilderness - a life-giving Lent journey, exploring biblical, creative and deep themes

The Big Church Read - For each book there are exclusive videos from the author along with questions for discussion or self reflection.

St Andrews Bookshop - selection of books to use throughout Lent.

Unanswered Prayer Course - five sessions go deeper, provoking honest conversation around the hardest and most personal questions we all ask about prayer.

'Ad-Lent' Calendar - Each day for the 40 days of Lent, North Bristol and South Glos Foodbank reveal on their social media accounts one of their most needed items for donation or you can find the full calendar on the link.

40 Acts - Join over 50,000 people who are spreading the love of Jesus through 40 days of intentional generosity this year. 

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