{"id":2526,"date":"2021-02-18T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2021\/02\/18\/women-s-lent-devotionals-journey-to-the-foot-of-the-cross\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T07:01:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T05:01:28","slug":"women-s-lent-devotionals-journey-to-the-foot-of-the-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/women-s-lent-devotionals-journey-to-the-foot-of-the-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#039;s Lent Devotionals: Journey to the Foot of the Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span>While we in the ICOC fellowship of churches intentionally have not adopted a traditional liturgical calendar to organize our worship, and so we have no \u201cofficial\u201d Lenten practice, there are many beautiful customs observed at this time of year by various Christian denominations. These have developed over the centuries in different cultures, and can help to enhance our experience and appreciation of the astounding miracle of the empty tomb on Easter morning; even though as disciples, ideally, we celebrate the risen Lord every day. <\/span><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womentoday.international\/womens-journey-to-the-foot-of-the-cross\/for-the-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><center><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/icocwomenslentdevotionals.png?resize=480%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/icocwomenslentdevotionals.png 480w, https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/icocwomenslentdevotionals-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/icocwomenslentdevotionals-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\"><\/a><\/center><p><br><span> A Lenten fast, observed in many Christian denominations, is intended to prepare the hearts of worshippers for Easter, by imitating Jesus\u2019 40 days of fasting, prayer, and preparation in the desert before taking on his ministry and facing his cross. In the Bible, \u201cmany women\u201d came and followed him after that period of preparation (Matthew 27:55). We offer you here an in-depth look at their lives as they made their way to the foot of the cross. May we also find the strength and courage in the Holy Spirit to daily imitate their faith and gain the joy of the same sweet victory alongside them, as we take up our own crosses every morning, following the same Lord, and find our way to the same joy and power of his resurrection! <\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womentoday.international\/womens-journey-to-the-foot-of-the-cross\/for-the-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for Week 1 of devotionals<\/a><span>. <span> \ufeff <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Lenten fast, observed in many Christian denominations, is intended to prepare the hearts of worshippers for Easter, by imitating&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":2527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,16],"tags":[],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-2526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study","category-womens-ministry"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/icocwomenslentdevotionals.png?fit=480%2C480&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"dtadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/dtadmin\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-EK","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3041,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/family-members-find-faith-during-pandemic-in-gainesville-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":2526,"position":0},"title":"Family Members Find Faith During Pandemic in Gainesville Church","author":"dtadmin","date":"May 7, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"During this pandemic, disciples in the church in Gainesville help their family members find faith.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/reese_baptism.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/reese_baptism.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/reese_baptism.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/reese_baptism.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/reese_baptism.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5496,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/rmsmt-adds-two-new-deans\/","url_meta":{"origin":2526,"position":1},"title":"RMSMT Adds Two New Deans","author":"dtadmin","date":"March 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"With the growth of our Rocky Mountain School of Ministry and Theology (RMSMT), there has developed a need for more academic oversight of our programs. 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