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.
The Kerygma
At the heart of the Kerygma lies the core belief that God, out of boundless love and mercy, sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to save us from sin and death. Jesus willingly embraced the Cross, sacrificing Himself for our redemption. Through His resurrection, He conquered sin and death, offering us eternal life. Furthermore, the Kerygma proclaims that Jesus ascended to Heaven and sent the Holy Spirit to empower His Church to continue His mission of restoring all of creation.
“The Listening Heart of the Servant”
Isaiah 50:4-9a
The Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue,
that I might know how to answer the weary
a word that will waken them.
Morning after morning
he wakens my ear to hear as disciples do;
The Lord GOD opened my ear;
I did not refuse,
did not turn away.
I gave my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who tore out my beard;
My face I did not hide
from insults and spitting.
The Lord GOD is my help,
therefore I am not disgraced;
I have set my face like flint,
knowing that I shall not be put to shame.
He who declares my innocence is near.
Who will oppose me?
Let us appear together.
Who will bring charges against me?
Let them appear.
See, the Lord GOD is my help;
who will prove me wrong?
Reflection
On this Wednesday of Holy Week, the Prophet Isaiah speaks with the voice of the Suffering Servant—one whose mission is shaped by radical obedience, fearless love, and unwavering trust in God. We hear not only the words of a prophet, but the heartbeat of Jesus himself: the one who listens to the Father, embraces suffering with dignity, and places his life fully into God’s hands. This is the voice of the one sent by the Father for your sake—for my sake—for the sake of all creation.
This reading draws us into the deeply personal nature of our call as baptized disciples. Like the Servant, we are trained by love to speak life to the weary. We are invited each morning to listen—to be awakened by God’s whisper, not for ourselves alone, but to become a healing presence in a wounded world. The Suffering Servant’s journey becomes our own when we choose, freely and faithfully, to remain with Jesus—to share in the work of restoration through lives marked by mercy, humility, and holy courage.
Holy Week is not only a time to watch and remember—it is a time to respond. God desires our hearts. He desires our yes. He calls each of us by name and asks, “Will you walk this road with me?” Not in fear, but in love. Not in shame, but in hope. Through our Baptism, we are already part of this sacred mission—the restoration of all that is broken, beginning within us and flowing outward into the world.
Prayer
Lord God, open my ears to hear your voice and soften my heart to respond with love. Give me the courage to follow your Son in trust, even when the road leads through suffering. Help me to remember that I am never alone, for you are my help and my hope. Amen.
Action
Begin your day in silence. Before checking your phone or beginning your tasks, sit quietly and pray, “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.” Ask God to show you one weary person today who needs a word of encouragement—and then offer it.
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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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