Ash Wednesday

 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord - Acts 3:19.

                  Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and extends for forty days before Easter. Lent comes from the old English word “lencten” which means Spring. Forty days correspond to the fasting of forty days of Jesus in the wilderness as he began the ministry. Lent season is the springtime in our life to grow more in Christ. Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - 2 Peter 3:18.

             Lent season is a time to evaluate ourselves in the light of God’s Word. It is the time to grow in close relationship with God. It is the season to find the purpose of God for our lives and return to God. Return to Me, and I will return to you - Malachi 3:7. So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm - Joel 2:13.

            Lent is the season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. It’s a time to renew our desire to serve God. It is the time to share the hope found in the relationship of Christ in us to others. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory - Colossians 1:27. It’s the time to receive God’s strength to lead a victorious life.                                                                         

PRAYER: We thank You for this season of lent that helps us to grow more in You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.