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Lent isn’t meant to be spiritual punishment. It’s an invitation to make room.

A fast asks us two questions:
What can I release?
What might I be open to receive?

The surprising part? Once we start letting go, we quickly discover we’re not really in control of what happens next. Sometimes something leaves our life that we never planned to release—and that may be the very thing that needed to go.

We could call this “active emptiness”: choosing to loosen our grip and trust that the river of God will carry us.

Where are you clinging to control this Lent?

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https://disciplesfellowship.com/2026/02/26/lent-active-emptiness/

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