WEEK FOUR: THE HEARTH

Tending What Remains

Come in from the wilderness.
The fire may not be roaring, but it has not gone out.
This is the week we learn to stay close to what still holds warmth.

Lent is not only shaped in struggle.
It is sustained in the slow, faithful work of tending.

We have let go.
We have wrestled with what was and what is becoming.
Now we gather near the ember that remains—quiet, steady, glowing beneath the ash.
It does not demand our striving.
It asks only for our presence.

This week, you are invited to:

– Stay close to what flickers, rather than chase what burns high
– Notice what still holds warmth, even in the quiet
– Tend the deep places in you that still believe, still long, still hope
– Let stillness speak its own kind of faithfulness
– Return to the small, sustaining rhythms that carry you
– Remember: you do not tend the fire alone
– Trust that the slow burn, too, is holy

Each day, we will follow a simple rhythm:
– A sacred invitation to open with presence
– A daily reflection to carry with you
– A somatic practice to root the day in your body
– A quiet closing to settle what’s been stirred

You do not need to fan the flame.
You do not need to prove your faith.
This is not a week of urgency—it is a week of nearness.
Stay close. Keep watch. Let what remains be enough.

The ember is still alive.
Let us tend it together.