Lent. 40 days. A season of preparation.
This season of the Christian calendar is when the followers of Jesus confess their mortality and complete dependence on God’s provision. What began with Advent, the season of longing and waiting for our promised Messiah, continued with the celebration of his birth at Christmas, then saw the Epiphany season when Jesus Christ is revealed as the Deliverer for all, now unfolds as a time of deep preparation for Easter morning and the celebration of knowing that all who have died in Christ will be raised to new life with him.