INSTALENT: A CREATIVE PHOTO CHALLENGE

CELEBRATING LENT #TBT

• Baptism- When either you or your parents decide to become Christian
• First communion- When you first receive the body and blood of Christ
• Reconciliation- When you go to God and ask for forgiveness for all the sins you have committed

MERCY

• How do I show mercy towards others?
• I show mercy towards others in different ways. One way I show mercy is by forgiving others when they have done wrong against me and letting it go. Another way I show mercy is by telling the person that even though they have sinned I still have room in the heart to forgive and show mercy

COMMUNITY

• How can I show community during Lent?
• I can show community many times during Lent. When you show community it's not about just people you know but accepting and inviting strangers. By doing this we show community because we enjoy others and love them for who they are.

PRAYER

• Prayer is a powerful thing. We pray in honor for something or in intervention for someone. Praying can be for many things like thanking God for your life, asking God to heal someone, asking for forgiveness, or just because you need peace and quiet. Prayer works and you get your prayer answered in a way that you may not notice.

CREATION

• Creation is basically everything around us. People created chairs, houses,and giant sky scrapers. There are somethings though that humans can't and didn't create. Things like air, the atmosphere, and our solar system. Those things were only created by God and can only be created by him. During lent we have to reflect and appreciate all that He has given us and not take everything for granted .

CLIMB

• Climb in lent is more metaphorical than literal. When we say "climb" during lent it means the journey we go through to get by in life. We might go through rough times but God will always be there for us in the "climb" in life.

EMBRACE

• To embrace can mean many things. Here is the dictionary definition of embrace: v. "hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection." N. "an act of accepting or supporting something willingly or enthusiastically." Embracing somebody can make them feel loved and appreciated. Sometimes embracing somebody is all they need to not feel sad anybody.

TIME

• Time is so important. Some people think they have all the time in the world but that's not true. You don't know when you are going to join God in heaven. That's why we should appreciate all that God has given us in the world and enjoy our time on earth. During the season of Lent, we reflect on our relationship with Jesus and use the time wisely to nourish our life with God.