Following Lent
In the desert long time ago.
He showed endurance and restraint
With temptation as His foe.
The length of Lent is forty days
For us a time of preparation.
It starts on Wednesday we call Ash
And it ends with Easter's celebration.
We follow Lent to follow Him
A time of sacrifice and prayer
We give up something we desire
That His example we might share.
By giving up some things in life
During this time of preparation
We show Him that we too are willing
To overcome our own temptation.
Oh, what joy that Lent will bring
At the end of the forty days
When Sunday's bells will ring
With Resurrection's praise.
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1 Comments
Post a CommentI think that was a great poem about lentl. It is actually one of my favorite times.Also the tridium is so powerful.
With Love,
Cindy