Are you looking for a Lenten resource? Check out the ELCA Sumud’s 2026 Lenten series, “Body of Christ”! This series lifts up Palestinian Christians as an inseparable and equal part of the Body of Christ, whose witness and oppression demand our attention and solidarity. View the resource HERE!
Loving God, we give you thanks for Black history, Black culture, and Black lives, and for the wisdom, courage, creativity, and resilience that have shaped our communities, our church, and our world.
Give us strength, humility, and penitent hearts so we may acknowledge our nation’s history and the mistreatment of people based on ancestry, race, religion, and perceived differences.
We thank you for ancestors who endured, for leaders who dreamed and organized, for artists, teachers, caregivers, and prophets who spoke truth, created beauty, and worked for justice even when the cost was high.
We are grateful for the faith of Black communities—for songs sung in sorrow and in hope, for prayers whispered and proclaimed, for a trust in you that has carried generations forward.
We give thanks that our sins and weaknesses are met with your immense grace, and that your Spirit is at work even now, bringing change and newness within us, within our church, and throughout our society. Amen.
Resources for Black History Month:
List of Books Curated by Sparkhouse
Read “See Me, Believe Me” by The Rev. Dr. Yolanda Denson-Byers – In this book, she offers an honest and unflinching look at the challenges faced by leaders of color in the predominantly white ELCA.
Watch Joe Davis’ Interview on Art on a Conduit of Collective Liberation
Check out our list of racial justice organizations, ELCA educational materials, and ministries
View ELCA Talks At The Desk – This video series explores diverse expressions of the church. Three seasons are currently available and can be used individually or as a group study.
Join ecumenical and interfaith leaders and communities in a public witness on Wed. Feb. 25 grounded in worship, moral courage and solidarity with our neighbors. Register to join virtually the many who will be present in Washington, D.C. for worship and peaceful procession. Register Now: https://ow.ly/QK9t50Y1OO1
The ELCA World Hunger Lent Calendar is here! Learn how you can work toward a more just world through giving and advocacy. This year, our calendar features opportunities to grow through ELCA Advocacy‘s Here I Pod podcast.
Order yours and learn more about Here I Pod at the link in the comments, or simply visit ELCA.org/WHLent.
In a Feb. 9 letter to the U.S. Congress, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry, along with other faith leaders, shared requests as Congress faces a Feb. 13 deadline to determine Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding. Full letter:
Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada 