Lent Begins

Most people aren’t so interested in Lent. I suspect mainly because it doesn’t get the same hype as other times of the Christian calendar: no bunny, or presents under the tree, or day off work. And if we’re honest most people don’t have the attention span for it–40 days is a long time.

Today is day one.

Thanks to a friend and colleague in ministry I have learned about the challenge of 40acts, a campaign out of the UK that encourages people to do Lent generously. I signed up. The first challenge arrived in my inbox this morning along with some biblical inspiration:

“Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.”
~ 1 Timothy 6:18

Act One is “Create a Generosity Kit” filled with things that might help brighten someone’s day. So this is what I have:
-a bunch of quarters (in case someone needs change for the bus, or a shopping cart, or who knows)
-a bunch of chocolate (self-explanatory..who doesn’t love chocolate?)
-tissues
-a Tim’s card
-3 “angels in your pocket” coins (cause you never know who might need the reminder)

The fun part will be seeing what happens.

for more info. go to http://www.40acts.org.uk