# Lent: The Season Of Bright Sadness

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Podcast: [The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And Transformation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ferment-podcast-conversations-about-worship-and-transformation-1154184)
Published: 2024-02-12T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome to The Ferment Podcast! In this episode, Adam and Mike O'Brien continue on with the Church Calendar series by talking about Ash Wednesday and Lent! Mike shares about how the season aligns with Vineyard values and provides a moment of pause that helps to reframe the resurrection story, and Adam shares about the beauty to be found in bringing our informal selves formally before God. They discuss leading a good Ash Wednesday service in a Vineyard context, a practical approach to fasting, and natural ways to incorporate Lenten themes into your Sunday services. Show notes: Advent episode of The Ferment https://bit.ly/42zWDVt Andy Squyres: You Bring The Morning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwWvsEHfH3o

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