Let your Spirit, O Lord, come into the midst of us to wash us
with the pure water of repentance, and prepare us to be
always a living sacrifice to you; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lent is intertwined with baptism and repentance, It was originally a time to prepare for baptism. It was also a time for "notorious sinners" to repent and be reconciled with the church. I don't know a lot of notorious sinners personally, but I know a lot of people who would be helped by remembering their baptismal vows and the promises of God in baptism. We are promised that although we are only baptized once, God will offer us innumerable chances to try again -- with a clean slate. The challenge is for us to really want to turn our lives in God's direction.
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