Series: The Risen Christ

Are you searching for a deeper connection with God this Lent and Easter season? This devotional series is an invitation to journey through repentance, renewal, and resurrection as we follow the life, death, and triumph of Jesus Christ.

Lent is a time to reflect, to turn our hearts back to God, and to realign our lives with his kingdom. These daily devotions will guide you through the Gospels (including Isaiah, sometimes called the fifth Gospel), offering insights into Jesus’s ministry, his sacrificial love, and the hope found in his resurrection. From the call to repentance and the challenge of spiritual discipline to the celebration of Easter’s victorious message, this series meets you in each step of the season.

Every day brings an opportunity to focus on the life-transforming truths of the cross and the empty tomb. As you read, you’ll encounter the call to carry your own cross, to embrace the joy of forgiveness, and to live as Easter people—full of hope, even in life’s darkest valleys.

Whether you’ve observed Lent for years or are exploring its meaning for the first time, these devotions are designed to draw you closer to the heart of Christ. Take this journey with us as we prepare our hearts to experience the depth of his love and the power of his resurrection. Set aside time daily to reflect, pray, and anticipate the joy of Easter morning.

These devotionals are excerpted from the Lent and Easter chapters of God of My Days: Daily Devotionals Through the Christian Year. Learn more about the book and order your own copy here.

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The Suffering Savior

Read: Isaiah 53:4-5 With his wounds we are healed. (v. 5) The Apostles’ Creed, the most ancient summary of Christian belief, describes the entire earthly life of Jesus between his

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What’s Wrong?

Read: Luke 15:1-7 All we like sheep have gone astray. (v. 6) The prayer of confession for the morning service in the Book of Common Prayer teaches us to pray

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The Heart of the Gospel

Read: Isaiah 53:5-8 The LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (v. 6) What is the central message of the Christian faith? The apostle Paul summarized his

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The Crowd That Acclaimed Him

Read: Matthew 21:1-11 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! (v. 9) Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Notice three

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The Man Who Betrayed Him

Read: Matthew 26:20-25 Is it I, Lord? (v. 22) Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Matthew Passion sets Matthew’s text of the passion story to dramatic music. When the soloist singing Jesus’s

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The Disciple Who Denied Him

Read: Matthew 26:31-35, 69-75 And immediately the rooster crowed. (v. 74) Many of the people who welcomed Jesus with loud “Hosannas” on Palm Sunday must also have shouted, “Crucify him!”

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The Judge Who Condemned Him

Read: John 18:28-19:16 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. (v. 16) The Apostles’ Creed mentions three names among its 100 or so words. The first, of

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The Person Who Carried His Cross

Read: Luke 23:26-33 They seized one Simon of Cyrene . . . and laid on him the cross. (v. 26) There is a street in Jerusalem known as the Via

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Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Read: John 19:17-30 And I, when I am lifted up . . . will draw all people to myself. (John 12:32) Beneath the cross of Jesus was not a nice