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Lent is a period that begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes the Saturday before Easter. Historically, Lent was a time of preparation for those who were to be baptized. Today,Christians use this time to prepare their hearts for Easter. It is a time of repentance, Bible study, prayer and fasting before the Resurrection of the Lord on Easter Sunday. Since Sun-days celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, the six Sundays that occur during Lent are not counted as part of the 40 days of Lent. There are many ways that Christians can use this peri-od of time for introspection, self-examination, and repentance. As we seek to grow closer to God, following are some ways in which we can focus dur ing this Lenten season.

Day 1: Pray for your enemies

Day 2: Walk, carpool, bike or take a bus somewhereDay 3: Invite someone to church

Day 4: Give something to a non-profit of your choosing

(Sunday)

Day 5: Spend 5 minutes of silence at noon in prayer

Day 6: Look out the window until you find something of beauty you hadnot noticed before

Day 7: Give 5 items of clothing to a non-profit of your choice.

Day 8: Make this a day of no complaining

Day 9: Do someone elses chores

Day 10: Buy a few $5 fast food gift cards to give to a homeless personthat you encounter

(Sunday)

Day 11: Call an old friend

Day 12: Pray for people and situations in todays news

Day 13: Read Psalm 139

Day 14: Pay a few sincere compliments

Day 15: Invite someone to church

Day 16: Educate yourself about human trafficking

(Sunday)

Day 17: Forgive someone

Day 18: Media diet (cut back on internet)

Day 19: Introduce yourself to a neighbor

Day 20: Pray and meditate the Lords Prayer throughout the day

Day 21: Ask for helpDay 22: Tell someone what you are grateful for

(Sunday)

Day 23: Do something kind for the neighbor in Day 19

Day 24: Read Psalm 212

Day 25: Pray for neighbor in Day 19

Day 26: No shopping day

Day 27: Invite someone to churchDay 28: Spend 5 minutes in silence at noon in prayer

(Sunday)

Day 29: Write a thank you note to a favorite teacher or mentor

Day 30: Leave car radio off; use the time to pray

Day 31: Call a relative

Day 32 Donate art supplies to a local school

Day 33: Read Matthew 7:1-5Day 34: Do a random act of kindness (RAK Attack)

(Sunday)

Day 35: Identify your greatest spiritual struggle and confess to the Lord

Day 36: Count your blessings

Day 37: Donate a Bible to someone

Day 38: Attend a Maundy Thursday Service

Day 39: Attend a Good Friday Service

Day 40: Reflect on your Lenten journey

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

FEBRUARY 13Pray for your

enemies

14Walk, carpool, bike

or take a bussomewhere

15Invite someone to

church

16Give something to a

non-profit of yourchoosing

17 18Spend 5 minutes of

silence at noon inprayer

19Look out the

window until youfind something of

beauty you had notnoticed before

20Give 5 items of

clothing to a non-profit of your choice

21Make this a day of

no complaining

22Do someone elses

chores

23Buy a few $5 fastfood gift cards to

give to a homelessperson that you en-

counter

24 25Call an old friend

26Pray for people andsituations in todays

news

27Read Psalm 139

28Pay a few sincere

compliments

MARCH 1Invite someone to

church

2Educate yourself

about human traf-ficking

3 4Forgive someone

5Media diet (cut back

on TV, newspapersand the internet)

6Introduce yourself

to a neighbor

7Pray and meditate

the Lords Prayerthroughout the day

8Ask for help

9Tell someone whatyou are grateful for

10 11Do something kind

for the neighbor

from March 6th

12Read Psalm 212

13Pray for the

neighbor from

March 6th

14No shopping day

15Invite someone to

church

16Spend 5 minutes in

silence at noon in

prayer

17 18Write a thank younote to a favorite

teacher or mentor

19Leave car radio off;

use the time to pray

20Call a relative

21Donate art supplies

to a local school

22Read Matthew 7:1-5

23Do a random act of

kindness(RAK Attack)

24 25Identify your

greatest spiritualstruggle and confess

to the Lord

26Count your blessings

27Donate a Bible to

someone

28Attend a MaundyThursday Service

29Attend a GoodFriday Service

30Reflect on yourLenten journey