The season of Lent is upon us. It's traditionally a season of remembrance and observation of the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert before beginning his public ministry. By nature it is a time that demands a measure of discipline. It is a time when a good practice of various spiritual disciplines, like scripture reading, prayer and fasting may take place. It is made that much more difficult in the frantic pace that most of live in. That also makes it that much more rewarding when we get to dig in to the practices that serve to draw us closer to Christ. To help facilitate your own observation and offer you a time of peace and direction, this blog will offer a number of references that we hope you will take advantage of. They are gleaned from a great many sources and although those sources are public, the originators of them will be acknowledged when possible.
Enjoy the season ... soak it in....let these resources guide you. The first ones are for the entire season of Lent ... a Bible reading plan through the Gospels in 40 days as well as a guided prayer source.
- The Bible plan is courtesy of Grace Avenue United Methodist Church in Frisco, TX
- The prayer guide is compliments of the Irish Jesuits
