Over the last few years, many people have participated in the NYC Community of Communities gatherings. These gatherings have been an excellent opportunity to fellowship, share skills, and strengthen the body of Christ in NYC. As we approach Lent, a cluster of us who live in Christian community have been imagining what it might look like if Christ’s followers in all five boroughs had a common vision for the City and, in particular, what it might look like if we committed to prayer, fasting and repentance, as well as acts of charity and justice during the season of Lent (March 9 – April 23).
On February 15th, representatives from various communities, churches and faith groups met at the Christian Herald Association in Midtown to cast a Lenten vision for NYC. On March 9th (Ash Wednesday) we enter into that vision.
Beholding a common vision for the City, we, as followers of Christ representing the five boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island – commit to prayer, fasting and repentance, as well as acts of charity and justice during Lent. Each week of Lent we commit to learning about an important issue that affects our City, praying and reflecting on that issue in light of the Scriptures, and then acting on that issue through either a volunteer or activist project. Some of the issues we will pray and fast over include Poverty, Human Trafficking, Immigration, Education and Housing.
If you want to join us in the collective vision for NYC, send an email to jason@radicallivingnyc.com to request a Lenten Guide. The Guides were made for this particular Lent by New Yorkers who are working to address the issues that afflict our City – and to make a way for the Kingdom of God to enter in.
