Lent is a six-and-a half-week season of renewed spiritual practice, inspired by Jesus’ forty days in the desert spent fasting and praying. . . During these forty days we at PPC are invited to fast from multitasking, anxiety, rushing, holding it all together, planning, and certainty and instead to embrace presence, abundance, slowness, tenderness, unfolding, and the mystery of God. (adapted from A Different Kind of Fast by Christine Valters Painter)
The three programs supported by One Great Hour of Sharing - Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Presbyterian Hunger Program, and Self-Development of People - all work in different ways to serve individuals and communities in need. From initial disaster response to ongoing community development, their work fits together to provide people with safety, sustenance, and hope.
