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The trouble is I that there isn\u2019t anything I can give up for Lent that will make me clean. There is no prayer that has the power to make me holy. Only God can do that, and in Lent I see how desperately I am in need of his help.<\/p>\n

This great image by Steve Robinson<\/a>\u00a0I think demonstrates what Lent is really like for so many of us.<\/p>\n

Lord have mercy!<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

(via Steve Robinson<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"