Today's Lenten Meditation : Loving Choices

Each day during the season of Lent, Christ Church publishes a Daily Meditation on our website and social media, submissions from our parish family that help inspire them or provide a moment of reflection as they begin their day. We hope that these Meditations provide a new and special way for you to experience Lent.

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud.  Love is not rude, is not selfish, and does not become angry easily. Love does not remember wrongs done against it.  Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices over the truth.  Love patiently accepts all things. It always trusts, always hopes, and always continues strong.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 

(From International Children’s Bible)

When I saw the theme and accompanying picture for Christ Church's 2026 Lenten Meditation Theme, I remembered a project I had done with my 4-year-old students.  We were learning about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the messages he shared, hoping that all can live in peace and that our actions come from a place of love.

I can tell you it was not an easy assignment, having a group of children all place their hands in a heart shape and be still while I took the photo - yes, it could be compared to herding an adorable group of kittens! My assistant and I were very light-hearted while doing this, and there were plenty of laughs, I can tell you! My students were fully engaged, though not all at the same time - once they got close enough to take this photo, I snapped it quickly before the moment passed!

This was about learning to make loving choices together and why that is so important. It was a team-building exercise, and we talked about how what each of us does shows love and caring. It was a way to show my students that they are what is good in this classroom and the world.

~ Pam F.