We are at the beginning of these 40 days of lent. Lent has always been a time of cleansing and renewal. A time to reevaluate our lives and our relationship with God. It is no coincidence that lent lasts for forty days since forty is a highly significant number in scripture. Think about it. Forty days of rain to cleanse the earth, Jonah preached for forty days to turn the people of ninavah from their sins, the Israelites wandered the desert for forty years before reaching the promised land. Moses was on the mountain for forty days while receiving the commandments and again for forty days after the destruction of the golden calf. Elijah traveled forty days to Mount Horeb to here the voice of God. Jesus stayed forty days in the desert before starting His ministry and it was forty days after the crucifixion that Jesus was seen be followers of the Way.
Each of these instances were life changing experiences. Each of these instances were times to see ones life in a new light and in a new relationship with God. And so this is what lent becomes for us. Lent becomes that chance to wander the desert of our souls and find God in the quiet of our hearts. To listen for His voice amid the roar of the storms of this world. And to respond.
To respond with a resounding 'Here I am Lord!'
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