Light in the Wilderness, Making a Lenten Rock Garden

A few years ago, some friends suggested creating a wilderness rock garden as a visual reminder of the Lenten season. I loved the idea and continue to use it year after year.

USING YOUR WILDERNESS

Spend a few moments in quietness as you place a rock in the wilderness every day during Lent.

What does the rock mean to you?

• Is it a burden you are releasing to God?

• Are you marking your time with Jesus in the wilderness?

• Is it a habit tracker for something you’ve given up for Lent or a holy habit you’ve added for Lent?

• Is it an Ebenezer, a stone of remembrance?

• Something else?

On Sundays, light the candle instead of placing a rock in the garden. Every Sunday is a little Easter, even during Lent.