This week we'll be kicking off our Lent-Easter series for 2025! It's called "Getting the Root." Through this series, we'll be following the lectionary texts from Luke as they guide us through several familiar stories. In each of these, we see how Jesus' ministry is rooted in relationships that disrupted all of the divides of his time. Looking at these through our modern lens, we miss just how shocking Jesus' words are here. He intentionally highlighted the divisive polarities of his time to emphasize the radical, inclusive, and surprising love of God. So, this season we're going to look beyond the easy answers and engage with complexity instead of avoiding it. This Lent, we'll be getting to the root of the relationships Jesus was teaching us about and how we can live them out today.