During Lent Week 5 at Fairhaven United Methodist Church, we were reminded that each of us is a seed in the sand. We are called to bear fruit through the power of God and Jesus' resurrection.

The bronze serpent by itself does nothing...If your brother or sister looks at the bronze serpent, it won't help you if you're the one who's been bitten. You get the idea.

In Rev. Peg Bowman's Lenten sermon, she urged followers to become "desert people," leaving old loyalties for new ones in God's kingdom through spiritual growth and identifying with the disenfranchised. Jesus' teachings about sacrifice and overcoming darkness paved the way.