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We\u2019ve got math exams and marriage problems, cavities and clogged toilets, deadlines and distractions. When you\u2019re struggling to make it from one day to the next, the Lenten season can feel like one giant \u201cto do\u201d on an already-overwhelming list. But Lent is not about obligation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lent is about invitation.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Spiritual Renewal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Lent is an invitation to exhale.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It\u2019s a season for slowing down and encountering Jesus in the ordinary rhythms of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For my yoke is easy and my burden is light\u201d (Matthew 11:28-30).<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where is Jesus inviting you to trade a yoke of sin, self-righteousness, or despair for the light and life-giving burden of being His disciple?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Personal Discipline<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Lent is an invitation to grow.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It\u2019s a season for pressing into spiritual disciplines for the sake of changing not just what we do, but who we are becoming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDo not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. 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