Introduction: Lent is a perfect time for us to grow closer to God. It is a time to grow in our knowledge of God's love and in ways we can respond to God in love. One way we can do that is by reading stories from the Bible like the one on page 1 in your Gospel Weekly. The story of Noah's Ark shows how God took care of Noah during hard times. In Noah's story, God made a commitment of faith and love between himself and all living things, a covenant. By reading stories like this we grow in our knowledge of God and his love for us.