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Lent is not a time for gloom
Lent is not a time for glom
Ash and sackcloth and tristesse,
But a time to bring to bloom
A renewal's fruitfulness.
A renewal t'is in Christ,
Proof of friendship's steadfastness,
For Him who hungered forty days
In the barren wilderness.
Tested like us common clay,
While with beasts He did abide,
Hungry thirsty night and day,
Testing challenges the pride.
Be companion to Him,
Who experienced great tests
In the desert dread and grim
By the mortal foe opprest.
Lo! Renewal is the reason,
Joy it is share with the Lord
Joyful is ther Lenten Season,
Be it in our souls gravured.
Lo! good wheather friends abound
When the dance goes on and glee,
But these friends are not around
On days of bleak austerity.
Blessed be the Lenten Tide
Sharing testing with the Lord,
In His love He will provide
For the sharing His reward.
by: Elizabeth Dandy
beautiful piece. Whether called Lent or something else in other religions the point is man needs to examine himself and realize what went before him...