Lent | Reading 30

ByTom May

The season of Lent provides a time for us to contemplate the depth and passion of our commitment to Christ as we approach Holy Week and Easter. Forty days are set aside as a sacred time to remember the forty days of fasting and prayer that Jesus spent in the wilderness before beginning His earthly ministry.

Today’s readings at Lent:

I have told you these things so that you will be whole and at peace. In this world, you will be plagued with times of trouble, but you need not fear; I have triumphed over this corrupt world order.

John 16:33 VOICE

John 16:33 NASB

John 16:33 NIV

John 16:33 MESSAGE

Everyone falls down. Getting back up is how you learn how to walk.

Walt Disney

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