Lent – a Time for Spiritual Growth
Melina ♦ February 9, 2016 ♦ 2 Comments
We grow spiritually when we pray, when we fast, and when we give alms. This Lent we should aim to grow in each of these areas. Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Start off Ash Wednesday with a day of fasting and abstinence
- Plan to fast from one of your favourite foods for the 40 days of Lent
- Meditate on the Stations of the Cross on Fridays
- Try to fill 40 bags in 40 days – any size bag filled with useful items to donate
- Attend church regularly
- Spend time reading your Bible, especially the Gospels
- If possible, join a Bible study or prayer group
- Start each day with 10 minutes of prayer
- Finish each day with 5 to 10 minutes of prayer
- Practice sacrificing and giving up little pleasures to practice selflessness
- Collect all your extra change from your fasting and sacrifices to donate after Lent
- Practice laughter – smile at those around you
- Have a games night by candlelight to think of those without power
- Make a daily list of something you are thankful for
- Say grace before meals
- Compliment all those you meet
- Sort through your clothes to donate, items that are too small or not recently worn
- Sort through your footwear and donate gently used items
- Sort through your children’s toys and donate
- Sort through outerwear and donate
- Sort through your kitchen, declutter and donate
- Daily meditate on the Jesus Prayer
- Donate to a food drive
- Invite someone to tea or supper
- Send an extra snack with your child to school for sharing
- Offer someone a lift
- Take a walk and pray for your neighbours as you walk by their homes
- Read a spiritual book
- Visit a sick friend
- Pray for the conversion of family members
- Pray for the conversion of friends
- Bring a meal to a new mother
- Shut off your computer for an hour and visit with family members
- Have fun outside – skating or tobogganing if you have snow
- Watch a Christian movie with family or friends
- Donate some books to the library
- Do a spring cleaning before Easter
- Pray for your pastor and your church
- Pray for those who have died
- Prepare to celebrate by preparing an Easter Feast
What are your plans for spiritual growth this Lent?
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