Daily Devotions for Lent – 2018

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Lent is not about being miserable, sad, and funereal in anticipation of Good Friday.  It is really a preparation to celebrate God’s marvelous redemption at Easter, and the resurrected life that we live, and hope for as Christians.

The season of Lent spans 40 weekdays beginning on Ash Wednesday and climaxing during Holy Week with Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and concluding on the Saturday before Easter Sunday.  Since Sundays celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, the six Sundays that occur during Lent are not counted as part of the 40 days of Lent, and are referred to as the Sundays in Lent.

The number 40 is connected with many biblical events, but especially with the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness preparing for His ministry by facing the temptations that could lead Him to abandon His mission and calling.  Christians today use this period of time for introspection, self-examination, and repentance.  This season of the year is equal only to the Season of Advent in importance in the Christian year, and is part of the second major grouping of Christian festivals and sacred times that includes Holy Week, Easter and Pentecost.

We look forward to sharing this journey with you.

The BMC Team.

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