Transformation Thursdays: Lent Season

March 9, 2011 to April 23, 2011 is the Lent season.  Most Christian based religions celebrate Lent where it begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Good Friday before Easter Sunday.   Being here in Texas they celebrate Mardi Gras, being so close to New Orleans, Fat Tuesday or the end of Mardi Gras marks the beginning of Lent season. (I would go to explain Mardi Gras and its significance but google it to find out how its really religious based).  Then on Ash Wednesday (yesterday) they get ashed or marked with the ashes from the previous year's Palms that were burned, and the ash is placed on their foreheads in a cross like fashion.  This is significant of the death or mourning of Jesus Christ.  Growing up in a Baptist church we don't celebrate Ash Wednesday as most Catholic or Episcopal churches, but we do celebrate Lent, Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and Easter.  I always remember the Lent season and fasting from something.  One year it was the TV the next year it was from chocolate or sweets. Last year I fasted from Social Networking. This year I am going to fast from TV.  Yes, only going to watch 1 hour of TV each day during the week and 3 hours of TV each day during the weekend.  This should force me to read more, and study the word.  What are you fasting from this Lent season?  What do you plan to learn during this time?


Keep the Faith!


Until next time,
~E