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7/29/2019 40 Ideas for Keeping Lent Holy 2013
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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