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Lent Begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And put a new and right spirit within me. (Psalm 51:10)
Dear Friends of Lewinsville,
The theme of this year’s Lenten devotional is “A New and Right Spirit.” This theme comes from the great Psalm 51, which we read every year on Ash Wednesday. Psalm 51 is deeply aware of two things: our own sinfulness AND God’s great mercy. Lenten spirituality lives on the knowledge that we need God’s mercy – to forgive our sinfulness; to grant us the courage to turn our lives around; and to energize and motivate our new faithfulness.
What parts of our lives do we need God to forgive and heal? How are we merely reflecting the “spirit of the world,” rather than living out of the “spirit of the kingdom of God”? How do our lives need to be turned around? How do we need to be made new? These are the questions that we ask of ourselves during the season of Lent.
In our Sunday worship this coming Lent, we will be exploring this theme of “A New and Right Spirit” through the minor prophets of the Old Testament. On Sunday mornings, we will listen to Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Micah, and Joel, teach us about the old lives that need to be let go, and the new lives that God is giving us.
It is our joy to offer you this Lenten devotional booklet, organized around our theme of “A New and Right Spirit,” written by participants in the Lewinsville congregation. The variety of views expressed herein are the views of the writers, and we hope that they will nourish your life and faith during this season. We invite you to use these readings as part of your daily spiritual practice during Lent. Our prayer is that they will be helpful to you in your own prayer life, as you ask God to give you a new and right spirit.
We offer our deep gratitude and thanks to all those who have contributed their time, energy, love, and faith to the production of this devotional – the writers, coordinators, and editors.
In Christ,
Rev. Dr. Scott Ramsey
We are grateful to all of our devotional authors for their submissions, and we invite you to ponder them as reflections for our Lenten journeys. The thoughts in each devotion represent those of the author and not necessarily Lewinsville Presbyterian Church.
We will not be publishing a booklet format this year.
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