Day Twenty-Seven Lent Meditation: Repentance in The Wilderness, A 40-Day Spring Prayer

SOULjourner,

Today we contemplate repentance in the wilderness—a Lenten reflection on turning toward God’s kindness + holy nature.

Yeshua/Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness, resisting temptation and preparing for His messianic mission. During Lent, His 40-day wilderness experience reflects our unique wilderness journey, where we face our desires + struggles.

Repentance is not focused on shame or self-condemnation but on shuv—a holy return to God. In Hebrew, shuv signifies returning, reorienting ourselves towards the Divine, and stepping back onto the righteous path that has always been available to us.

Repentance is an act of grace, a divine drawing into God’s kindness. It is not a burden but a reconciliation—a return to the love and mercy that sustain us. Even as we grieve, we are met with the promise of God’s shuv toward us:

“Return to me, and I will return to you” (Malachi 3:7).

In this mutual turning, grief becomes a pathway to peace, and the wilderness a place of healing.

A Blessing - Repentance in The Wilderness

This Lenten season...

May you sense God’s kindness in the wilderness, where grief and grace converge.

May your shuv—your sacred return—be characterized by trust + faith.

Even in repentance, you are welcomed to show up uniquely as yourself to the One who renews you through each act of sacred surrender.

Amen + Asé

For April's National Autism Acceptance Month, affirm: "In this inclusive collective, I am seen, heard, and valued. Autism is not a limitation but a source of empowerment + self-expression. I will celebrate my so-not-typical self."

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Until next time,

Gift from your soul.

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