We are Marching in the Light of God, we are marching in the light of God.

This winter has been hard to get beyond the reflective light of the sun and moon on the beautiful snow keeping the fertile, yet dormant grounds insulated and well covered. As the thaw begins, I acknowledge that we find ourselves in different seasons—some in recovery, some facing new concerns or diagnoses, all navigating the constant changes life brings.

How are you navigating this season? Are you stepping carefully across the meadows with snowshoes? Moving with reckless abandon by snowmobile? Or waiting for the grass to show so you can tend the fields? There's no wrong way to move through this season. Some years call for careful, intentional steps. Other times, the Spirit propels us forward with surprising momentum. And sometimes, the most faithful thing we can do is wait—not in passivity, but in trust that clarity and direction will come.

In this season of Lent, the spiritual work of repentance, receiving grace, and spreading joy happens in varying ways—just as you navigate winter's landscape with different tools and at different paces. Lent offers us permission to slow down, to notice, to turn toward God and toward ourselves with honest attention. It invites us to lay down what we're carrying that isn't ours to bear, and to receive what God longs to give—mercy, hope, renewed purpose. Whether through prayer, service, study, or simply showing up, these forty days shape us.

At Zion's Union, you'll find companions for this journey—in worship, in conversation, in shared service. However, you're moving through these winter-into-spring days, you don't walk alone. The body of Christ moves together, each at our own pace, all held in God's light.

However, you find yourself moving through this season—carefully, quickly, or waiting—know that the light of God goes with you. We are marching in the light of God, together and at our own pace.
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In Christian love, 
Pastor Melissa