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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 Rev. Teresa Angle-Young found God in creation on long walks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Angle-Young and the Rev. Jessie Colwell have written a Lenten devotional focused on creation care. Image from video by Lilla Marigza, UM News.
The Rev. Teresa Angle-Young found God in creation on long walks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Angle-Young and the Rev. Jessie Colwell have written a Lenten devotional focused on creation care. Image from video by Lilla Marigza, UM News.

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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