I hope this series has given you food for thought. These are all things you can do to help make your Lent more holy, and your church membership more meaningful. Whatever you’ve given up for Lent (chocolate, computer time, TV time, dessert, etc.) I hope you also take on some discipline like additional prayer, being more present, giving more freely of your gifts, engaging in service, and strengthening your witness.
But I would be remiss if I skipped the most important message of all. Remember, all of these things are possible because Jesus Christ loved you first! In other words, your vows to the church should ideally be acts of gratitude for God’s love and grace in your life. The Christian life is really a cycle of grace and gratitude. God’s love enables and empowers us to serve, and we serve out of gratitude for God’s love, which in turn empowers and enables us further.
May your Lent be blessed. May your discipline be infused with love. May your lives shine brightly and bear witness to the goodness of God.
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