Ideas for Lent

40 Things You Can Do to Get Closer to God During Lent
Written by the Junior/Senior High Sunday School Class with Michael and Nancy

1. Attend worship services.
2. Attend Wednesday Lenten Study.
3. Attend Thursday Lenten Prayer Services.
4. Remember your baptism.
5. Pray more.
6. Help others.
7. Fast.
8. Take communion.
9. Be respectful of others.
10. Find ways to help others.
11. Read a religious book.
12. Read one of the gospels from beginning to end.
13. Keep a book of prayer near your bed.
14. Keep your distance from bad influences.
15. Get to know more people.
16. Make your own list of how to get closer to God.
17. Don’t cheat.
18. Concentrate on and obey the 10 Commandments.
19. Participate more.
20. Remember the good things in your life.
21. Write your thoughts about God in a journal.
22. Watch a religious movie.
23. Attend a worship service of another denomination.
24. Bring food for the food pantry.
25. Volunteer at the food pantry – or somewhere else in the community.
26. Pray for immigrants during Lent.
27. Take a walk every day for 40 days.
28. Give some books to the Book Nook.
29. Read to a child.
30. Lead a fuller life.
31. Recycle.
32. Make good choices.
33. Don’t eat as much meat.
34. Listen to religious music.
35. Go one night per week without television.
36. Contact your Congress member about Health Care for the poor.
37. Give money to your church and other favorite charity.
38. Go one day a week without your cell phone or the Internet.
39. Clean out a closet and give the excess to the Goodwill.
40. Smile at others when you are out and about.