Welcome to
Mount Olive
Lutheran Church

Lent is a season of letting go. But not the kind that simply shrugs and says, “It doesn’t matter.” Not the kind that pretends the future is easy or predictable, or gives up responsibility. Christian letting go is an act of faith.

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Many of us live with the quiet assumption that if we work and plan carefully enough, we can hold life together. We make plans for our families, our work, our health, and our future. There is wisdom in that. God calls us to be good stewards of His gifts.

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Yet Lent reminds us that we are not the ones holding everything together. God is.

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That truth can be both comforting and unsettling. If God is in control, then our plans will sometimes be interrupted. We will not always know what comes next. We are called to release the illusion that we can secure our own future.

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Faith does not begin with certainty. Faith begins by listening. When God speaks, He does not give us blueprints. He gives us promises—His voice to trust even when we cannot see the road ahead.

 

This is the heart of Lent. We walk with Jesus toward the cross. The disciples do not understand what is coming, yet He still leads them. At the cross, when everything seems lost, God is doing His greatest work.

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The same is true for us. When we do not see what God is doing, the cross and empty tomb remind us that His faithfulness does not depend on our understanding.

 

So this season, we bring our anxieties, plans, and fears to God. We listen for His voice and trust His promises. The One who has led His people in the past will continue to lead us in the future