LENT

 

                             

Message of Lent Part 1                   Message of Lent Part 2

 

 

I am dust; from dust I came and to dust I will return.

 

This should be our anthem during lent. If you keep this in mind at all time you will be very careful what you do during this period of lent.

 

Lent is the period of fasting, prayer, mortification and penance. A period of forty days set aside by the church for us to beg for pardon for all our sins and for the sins of the world. Every adult Christian is expected to do some form of penance.

 

Some forgets or refuse to do some penance during lent but don’t forget Easter celebration. They want to celebrate Resurrection of our Lord without suffering with Him. If Jesus did not suffer and die will He rise on the third day? Will we have a Resurrection to celebrate on Easter Sunday? So only those who suffered with Him for forty days have the right to celebrate His Resurrection with Him.

 

So people of God what are you going to do this forty days of lent which the Church has given for penance for our sins and others so that we can rise with Jesus on Easter day?

 

What will you do to show God that you are really sorry for your sin?

 

  • Will you do has people of Old Testament who use to put ashes on their head and cry as sign of sorrow?
  • Will you be like King David who took off his fine garment and put on sackcloth, sat on the floor and beg for pardon?
  • For forty days will you do extra hour of prayer daily asking for pardon?
  • How are you going to show God for these forty days your true sorrow?
  • Will you mortify your flesh?
  • If you are a liar will you stop this period and beyond?
  • If you are light fingered will stop taking what is not yours?
  • Will fornicator cease gratifying his or her flesh?
  • Adulterer, will you go home to your partner rather than the mistress?

 

Remember you are dust and there you will return but not your soul. So give up all bad habit not only during lent but beyond.

 

So people of God what are your resolution this lent?

 

Fasting

Prayer

Alms Giving

Mortification

Forgiveness

 

What ever your offences before God, whichever commandment you are breaking will you use this lent period to repent and ask God for pardon and endeavour never to do it again (not going back to our sin being the sign of true repentance).