Lenten Season


       Lent is the season in which Christians celebrate and commemorate the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God's son, our Savior and Redeemer. It's a good moment to think on what it means to be a Christian.

      Churches haven't gone completely off the rails with their Lent teachings. Lent is meant to help us prepare for our Lord's resurrection, and it does represent Christ's fasting and temptation in the wilderness. The issue is not with the Church's teachings, but with how members of the Church observe Great Lent traditions and the discarding of Lent's fundamental purpose.

      Despite the fact that Lent is a time of sacrifice, it is not the main meaning of the season. The fundamental purpose of Lent, in reality, is love, for it is love that is supposed to motivate us to offer alms and make sacrifices. After all, it was love that compelled Jesus to obey the Father to the point of death on a crucifixion.

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