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gif The Saxons had a word for Spring. It was Lencten, shortened, in time, to Lent.
So the name Lent was given to that springtime period of forty fast days from Ash Wednesday until Easter.
Lent came to mean a time of penitence. And it is. But it is also a time of preparation, and of promise, For because Lent means Spring, it heralds good things to come. It forecasts the glorious message of Eastenjt is the dawn of the most beautiful season of the year.
The bare branches of these trees will burst into bud and leaf with the touch of Spring. Our thoughts during Lent, our personal preparations, also will reach fruition when the forty days are through.
Lent is the time for prayer and self-examination. Make the Lenten season really mean something by seeking help and guidance at your church services
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