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Lenten 2019

Theme: I am redeemed.

The Chaplain Committee is providing for your Lenten usage weekly meditation scriptures and cumulative fasting
ideas.

Lent is an annual Christian observance of 40 days that precedes Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday and is a period
to remember when Jesus went into the wilderness and fasted for 40 days. It is a time of fasting, repentance,
prayer, and self-control. This year Lent is observed March 6- April 18.

And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the
size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and
nothing will be impossible to you. “But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
Matthew 17:20-21 (NIV)

Week of March 3 (Fast from alcohol)
“if my people who are called by name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways,
then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NRSV)

Week of March 10 (Fast from sugary drinks)
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of
life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. James 1:12 (NIV)

Week of March 17 (Fast from dairy)
Now faith is the substance of things hope for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 KJV

Week of March 24 (Fast from carbohydrates)
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering. Hebrews 10:23 KJV

Week of March 31 (Fast from red meat)
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy. Psalm 107:2

Week of April 7 (Fast from poultry)
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angles nor demons, nor any powers, neither height nor
depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our
Lord. Romans 8:38-39 NIV

Week of April 14 (Fast from fish)
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant’ You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you
in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!”
Matthew 25:21 NIV