Do you give up anything?
A few facts...
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at Easter, it lasts 6 1/2 weeks. This year it runs for February 25th to April 11th. Sunday's are not counted in the days of Lent.
Lent is a time when Christians remember the 40 days and nights Jesus spent alone in the desert without food being tempted by the Devil. Jesus used this time to prepare for His work by fasting and praying.
Lent is to be a time of soul searching, a time of repentance. A time where a person reflects and prepares for Easter.
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Do you participate in Lent and give up something?
I haven't, and I know I am late in starting this year, but as my children grow, my relationship and understanding of what Jesus did for me on the cross has grown. I desperately want to instill within them what it really meant for Jesus to die for our sins. I don't know if this has anything to do with Lent, but I think focusing my heart on what is about to come does. Do I need to give up something to accomplish this? No. But it might help. This year, my goal is to make Easter a Focal Point, not just a meal and egg hunt. I want to make it a special time for my children. I want them to see it in a new way. I am not sure how I am going to do this yet. We've done the Resurrection Eggs, and I will use them again this year, but I want to do more...
How do you celebrate Easter?
How do you make Easter special for your children?
What did you do growing up?
A few facts...
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at Easter, it lasts 6 1/2 weeks. This year it runs for February 25th to April 11th. Sunday's are not counted in the days of Lent.
Lent is a time when Christians remember the 40 days and nights Jesus spent alone in the desert without food being tempted by the Devil. Jesus used this time to prepare for His work by fasting and praying.
Lent is to be a time of soul searching, a time of repentance. A time where a person reflects and prepares for Easter.
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Do you participate in Lent and give up something?
I haven't, and I know I am late in starting this year, but as my children grow, my relationship and understanding of what Jesus did for me on the cross has grown. I desperately want to instill within them what it really meant for Jesus to die for our sins. I don't know if this has anything to do with Lent, but I think focusing my heart on what is about to come does. Do I need to give up something to accomplish this? No. But it might help. This year, my goal is to make Easter a Focal Point, not just a meal and egg hunt. I want to make it a special time for my children. I want them to see it in a new way. I am not sure how I am going to do this yet. We've done the Resurrection Eggs, and I will use them again this year, but I want to do more...
How do you celebrate Easter?
How do you make Easter special for your children?
What did you do growing up?
1 comment:
Other than remembering what Christ did for me on the cross isn't not been a big deal in my family. Especially Lent, that's very foreign to me. Thanks for your post...it's got me thinking.
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