Follow and Find
A Prayer for Lent
Contrary to popular belief, Lent is not about “facing temptation” or “giving things up”. Furthermore, it is not a reenactment or copying the forty day fast of Christ. Instead, Lent is all about following the Spirit and finding strength in God’s Word. Two things that Jesus did while fasting in the wilderness, and Christians have done for centuries.
Following the Spirit and finding strength in God’s Word are pillars of the Christian faith. They are also essentials for life and faith that must be done every day. During Lent we are invited to do these things with more intention and commit to practicing them at all times.
Here is my prayer for the 2023 Lenten season, and feel free to use it.
O Spirit of Grace and Truth, Who is present in all things and filling all places, guide me in these forty days as You guided Christ in the wilderness. Let it not be a time of temporary holiness that ends on Easter Sunday, or a spiritual transaction where I fast in exchange for blessings from the heaven. Calm both my heart and mind that I might follow You to the place You are leading me. That place is the Word of God, where the Savior and His saints have found strength and rest. May it bring me strength and rest in this season and all seasons. Through Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
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