A Pharisee goes to visit Jesus under the cover of darkness, knowing what he knows, only to learn there is more.A Samaritan woman goes to the well knowing who she is, only to be invited into more. Lazarus is placed in the grave, knowing the finality of death, only to experience more.

This Lent we’ll move through the Gospel of John, listening in on encounters where God meets people where they are, and invites them into more. A deeper knowledge, a clearer way of seeing, a truer belonging.

Sometimes in our own journey of faith we settle firmly into our own ways of being and knowing - and remain there. Sometimes we set out looking only for affirmations of what we already believe to be true. Sometimes we seek out whatever new bit of knowledge or experience we believe make us complete. And in some seasons, we feel the compulsion to seek but do not know where to begin.

In the midst of all of our settling and seeking, the God who is always greater comes to us. He comes to break us open, to pull us beyond, to bring us to life. In these grace filled moments we – like Nicodemus or the Samaritan Woman or Lazarus – can feel the Holy surprise of finding what we weren’t looking for.

We hope you will join us this Lent as we worship each Wednesday and Sunday, enjoy meals and conversation around The Chosen, and reflect on God’s presence using our member written devotional. Most of all, we hope you will find time in your schedule and space in your heart not necessarily to seek, but to be found.