Lent is the Season in the  Christian Church which is 40 days before Easter that begins on Ash Wednesday, It was a time of fasting, repenting by giving up  certain things in one's life.

What is Lent like today?

Do you find giving something up in your life is beneficial  to your spiritual self?

For those Progressive Christians whose path is somewhat different, what does the Lenten Season mean to you?  This 6 week journey leads to the Crucifixtion, Burial and Resurrection of Jesus. How do you see it?