faithrunner

Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is traditionally the first day of Lent , usually forty weekdays of fasting and the Sundays prior to Easter Sunday . If you have not been around church much, you know the season more by the excesses of Mardi Gras , or, Fat Tuesday , the last binge before the Lenten fast. Spiritual bulimia at its worst. We do not observe Lent as Legacy Church , but we are aware of those seasons of the Big C Church that aid us in our spiritual growth. Lent is one of those seasons because it is designed to prepare our hearts for Holy Week ,  Jesus' suffering and death, and Easter , Jesus' resurrection, through the spiritual practice of fasting . Usually, one chooses something in his or her life to abstain from in order to identify with the suffering of Jesus. Last year , for example, I chose to eat Gluten-free in order to identify with a friend and those who must adjust their diets because of celiac disease. It was a hassle, but each choice reminded me of my ...