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For many families, Lent has become another thing they have to squeeze into an already overflowing “to-do” list. There are so many resources, activities and ways we are recommended to fill the 40 days after we’ve flipped the pancakes that it can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming!
Don’t get me wrong – many of those things are wonderful, and indeed we have many active Lent resources on this website too. But for families like mine, where even getting to eat a meal together can be a scheduling challenge, we need to strip things back to basics. That is why, for this year, we have put together Re:Lent, a way to recapture the simplicity of Lent.
Re:lent is a simple pack which can be given to families and helps them to focus on the three core elements of Lent:
Re:Lent: Giving up something we like to help us focus on God.
Si:Lent: Making time to listen to God and lay before Him our worries.
Ta:Lent: Using what we have for God’s glory not our own.
There’s one sheet to use. It begins with ideas to help each person in the house choose one thing to give up, which should flow into freeing up time to be silent, listen and pray, which in turn could flow into inspiration for ways in which they might give to others.
There is no pressure to perform, create or show what has been done, it is just between that person and God. Simples! 😉