What if Lent Could Rekindle Your Faith? Exploring the Kerygma
Life can take us on unexpected paths, and sometimes our faith journey can feel like it’s taken a detour. If you’ve found yourself distant from your faith, or if you’re simply curious about exploring it again, this Lenten season offers a gentle invitation to reconnect. These daily reflections focus on the Kerygma, the core message of Christianity – a message of love, hope, and new beginnings. We’ll be exploring eight key “Acts” of God’s story, from creation to our present call to partnership with Him. There’s no pressure, no judgment, just an invitation to consider a different perspective and perhaps rediscover a connection you thought was lost.
Act 8 of the Kerygma: “God, Infinitely Merciful, Desires That All Men Be Saved”
“The final Act of the Kerygma is God’s ultimate desire and intention: that we be restored to Him forever. God’s love remains steadfast. He pursues us across every generation. His mercy is endless. He sent His Son to save us. And He now invites us to make a free-will response to His love—to say yes to Jesus, to be baptized, and to live as His disciples, so that the whole world may know and experience His love and mercy.”
“Transformed by Mercy: Saying Yes to God’s Final Invitation”
Exodus 34:6-7
So the Lord passed before him and proclaimed: “The Lord, the Lord, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity, continuing his kindness for a thousand generations, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion, and sin; yet not declaring the guilty guiltless, but bringing punishment for the parents’ wickedness on the children and children’s children to the third and fourth generation!”
Reflection
This is one of the most powerful self-revelations of God in all of Scripture. Moses stands on holy ground, and the Lord—Yahweh Himself—passes before him and speaks His own name, His own heart. “Merciful… gracious… slow to anger… rich in kindness.” This is who God is.
Here, in this moment, we see the foundation of the final act of the Kerygma. God longs for us to be restored. He is not a distant deity waiting to judge us, but a Father rich in mercy, pouring out compassion that stretches across generations. Even in His justice, mercy is the dominant note. The weight of our sin is not ignored, but God is already moving toward us, ready to forgive and restore.
This is the God who sent Jesus—not to condemn the world, but to save it. This is the mercy that echoes in the cross and flows through baptismal waters, calling us to new life. In Lent, we are invited to hear this voice anew—the voice that calls you by name, the voice that tells you the truth of who He is, and invites you to trust Him enough to give your heart fully in return.
As we near the end of our Lenten journey, let this truth steady your soul: God’s mercy is not fleeting. It is part of His very name. Will you receive it again today? Will you live in it, and extend it to others, as one marked by baptism and called into the restoration of all things?
Prayer
Merciful God, You reveal Your heart to me in love and truth. Thank You for Your patience, for Your kindness that never fails. Help me to live as Your beloved, renewed in Your mercy and ready to walk in Your ways. I want to say yes again—yes to You, yes to the life You offer. Amen.
Action
Spend time today reading this passage aloud slowly. Each time God’s character is named, pause and reflect on how you’ve experienced that part of Him in your life. Let one word—merciful, gracious, faithful—guide your prayer and choices today.
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Sharing
Jesus last words on Earth were to his disciples, can be found in Matthew Chap 28 when Jesus told his disciples, “Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Jesus calls all of us to share in his redemptive mission here on Earth. I would ask you to share this Scripture reflection with your family, your friends and your acquaintances, and then share it with a couple of individuals that you may may not be comfortable sharing with, keeping in mind always the words of Jesus, And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age
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