Pastor Rick Hudgens | It
Starts with Commitment
Sunday/Feb/2009 14:04
The highlight of the year for Christians is Easter, the
day when our Lord rose from the dead. Lent is a
forty-day season of preparation for Easter, which
always begins on Ash Wednesday. This year, Ash
Wednesday is February 25.
The Lenten season is observed for 40 days, extending to
midnight on the day before Easter, omitting Sundays. In
many languages, the word, “Lent,” actually
means “fast.” This is where the custom of
giving up something for Lent originated. The original
meaning of Lent is “holy spring.”
Traditionally, it was a time of preparation. Christians
have used Lent as a time to prepare themselves for
Easter by asking God to show them their failures and by
repenting of their wrongdoings. Consequently, it was
both a time of learning about the Christian faith, as
well as a time of self-examination and soul-searching
that included repentance, self-denial, prayer and
fasting.
The Lenten season is a time for new beginnings. We
should consider it a time of spiritual spring-cleaning;
a challenge to forsake evil in our lives and turn back
to God. It is also a time to reflect on Christ’s
journey to the cross ending at the Resurrection.
Let’s use this time wisely and let it draw us
closer to our God as we remember his great love and
sacrifice for us.
Pastor Rick brings an important message about beginning
our Lenten season with commitment.
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