Walking Into Lent: Mercy, Mortality, and Making Space | Podcast

In this episode, Kris shares a personal update following his recent car accident and ongoing recovery from a concussion. In a season marked by limitation, rest, and vulnerability, he reflects on what it means to live in the “shallow end” of life — and how being confronted with our mortality can become an unexpected gift.

From that deeply personal place, Kris invites us into the season of Lent. In a culture that teaches us to feast constantly, Lent calls us to something different: intentional restraint, wilderness, and honest acknowledgment of our need for mercy. This is not a season of self-improvement or spiritual performance. It is a time to make space — to fast in order to feast, to pull back so that Easter joy can truly feel like joy.

Throughout Lent, Trinity will journey through the Psalms — the prayer book of God’s people — allowing their language to shape our own prayers, repentance, longing, and hope.

At the end of the episode, Kids & Youth Discipleship Pastor David McCune offers practical encouragement for families, including creative ways to practice Lent with children, celebrate Sundays as mini-Easters, and create simple devotional rhythms at home.

Wherever you are — eager, exhausted, distracted, hopeful — you are invited. Let’s walk this road together.

Learn more at atltrinity.org/lent.