Lent: Wed Feb 25- Sat Apr 11

Surely you desire integrity in the inner self. Ps51:6
You are not pleased with a burnt offering.
The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken and contrite spirit.Ps51:17
Lent is an outward symbol or manifestation of Christian piety that can often be seen by a black mark of ash in the form of a cross upon the forehead of each believer taking part in the sacrament. Lent is a fourty day retreat that corresponds to Jesus fourty days of temptation in the desert by the devil. The sacrament of Lent also involves a refrain from something much like a fast. The devotional practice of Lent is wonderful,but in scripture God reminds us that He is seeking those with penitent hearts for a working of the innermost essential life of the heart. An innermost process and work that is seared by the holiness of God. The practice of Lent can most certainly be a sacred act in the life of the believer;and as a follower of Christ we are to partake of our individual rite of worship on a daily basis through taking up the way of the cross that has been set before those called by Christ. Unless we have recieved the wondrous working of the mighty power of God in the salvation and resurrection of Jesus Christ the outward demarcation procures nothing of lasting significance in the life of the heart where God longs to reside.
The Lord longs to delight your heart in a perpetual visitation of His holiness.