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Why
do we Celebrate Lent?
If
we were automobiles, Lent would be the time to change the oil and get
a tune-up.
If we were gardens, Lent would be the time to fertilize soil and pull
weeds.
If we were rugs, Lent would be the time to give ourselves a good vacuuming
or shaking out or even a beating.
If we were batteries, Lent would be the time to recharge.
But we aren't any of these things.
We are people who, many times, have done wrong and need to repent; thus
the need to *make a good confession.*
We are people who many times get carried away with selfishness and so
need to start thinking of others; thus the need for *alms.*
We are people who often lose sight of purpose for which we were created
by God. We need, therefore, to recover our sight. Thus the need for
*prayer.*
This is why we celebrate Lent.
-Ninure
Saunders
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