Mark_18, to answer your question, the name
Lent comes from an Old English word for spring, or March.
The 40 days of Lent are always in the springtime before Easter. Prayer, fasting and almsgiving (or, charity) are all explicitly taught by Jesus in scripture.
I think of it as a time of renewal. You focus on coming home to God, and weeding out some of the distracting "noise" of modern life that distracts us from prayer and reflection. I always learn so much, every year during Lent.
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Originally Posted by Pastor Gary
It was adopted by denominational committee and set forth in denominational policy by decrees of man in it's current form, not by God's specific orders.
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Well, God didn't specifically order us all to post on Christian message boards, either. But here we are, and it's a blessing, no?
