Lent
2003 was the first time I had ever heard of Lent. A teacher at the school I was teaching had a a black smudge mark on her forehead. I told her about it and she said it is for Lent. I didn't know what that was then and didn't really know until last night. Curious, I did a quick Internet research last night because a couple facebookers made posts about it. One is Catholic and the other went to Assemblies of God Bible college with me. My family never celebrated Lent so the whole concept is foreign to me. According to Wikipedia: "Lent ( Latin : Quadragesima - English: Fortieth ) is a solemn religious observance in the liturgical calendar of many Christian denominations that begins on Ash Wednesday and covers a period of approximately six weeks before Easter Sunday . The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer through prayer , penance , repentan...