Preparation for Sunday Service
For Sunday the 15th of March, 2026 (Fourth Sunday in Lent)
As we gather for worship on the fourth Sunday in Lent, our readings use the contrast between darkness and light, blindness and sight to illustrate the condition of humanity in sin. By nature we are all spiritually blind—unable to understand or even see spiritual things. Christ Jesus is presented as the physician who comes to restore our sight and enlighten us to God’s gracious and glorious blessings. The Old Testament and Gospel readings, however, also warn us lest we too turn away from the light, refuse the healing Christ brings, and thereby bring upon ourselves God’s wrath and judgment. That is why in this Lenten season He invites us yet again: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you” (Ephesians 5:14).
