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Connect with God in nature during Lent

By Lilla Marigza
Feb. 3, 2026 | DAWSONVILLE, Ga. (UM News)

A new book urges United Methodists to reconnect with God in nature during Lent. Video by Lilla Marigza, UM News.

The Revs. Teresa Angle-Young and Jessie Squires Colwell invite readers to engage in simple spiritual exercises to reconnect with God through nature. The two United Methodist pastors co-authored a Lenten devotional called “Creation’s Call: A Lenten Guide to Spiritual Renewal.” UM News reporter Lilla Marigza speaks with the authors about some of their favorite creation care and self-care practices from the book.

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The North Georgia Conference and the Virginia Conference are using “Creation’s Call” as their Lenten study for 2026. Starting on Ash Wednesday on Feb. 18, participants can join a seven-week online study guided by co-authors Angle-Young and Colwell.

“Creation’s Call” is available from Amazon and Cokesbury. Register for the free online study which begins on Ash Wednesday.

Marigza is a multimedia producer for UM News. Contact her at (615) 742-5470 or newsdesk@umnews.org. To read more United Methodist news, subscribe to the free UM News Digest.

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