40 Days Toward Justice

40 Days Toward Justice--A Time to Observe Lent

Lent is a 40-day period of spiritual cleansing and preparation that culminates in the celebration of the resurrection of Christ at Easter. Many choose to fast from something to help engage the spiritual cleansing. It is important, however, to remember that Lent is not a time of deprivation but of enhancement. We make room in our lives for a deeper relationship to God.

This Lent season, Acting on AIDS is launching 40 Days Toward Justice. This is a time for you and your fellow Acting on AIDS leaders to focus on the justice of God and the role he invites each of us to play. We invite you to use this resource to enhance your observation of Lent. If you've never before observed Lent, consider doing so this year.

40 Days Toward Justice will include a series of scripture readings and a variety of writings from experts at World Vision, InterVarsity, Sojourners and Saddleback Church. We hope this is a resource that will help you and your Acting on AIDS community to enhance your understanding of God's heart for justice and empower you to respond.

We will begin our observation of Lent on Feb. 6, Ash Wednesday, with a national Broken Bread Poverty Meal.

Broken Bread on Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday signifies the beginning of the season of Lent. We encourage you to consider using the Broken Bread meal as a time of reflection and preparation.

Readings for 40 Days Toward Justice

Follow these links to the weekly guides for the 40 Days Toward Justice Lenten reading series:

Feb. 6-9: About Lent and 40 Days Toward Justice
Feb. 10-16: Preparation of Heart
Feb. 17-23: Social Response
Feb. 24-Mar. 1: Economic Response
Mar. 2-8: Political Response
Mar. 9-15: Spiritual Response
Mar. 16-23: Holy Week

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Download the Complete Guide

Join our 40 Days Toward Justice Facebook Group

Follow this link and let us know you are involved. We want to know how to supoprt and pray for you.