{"id":352,"date":"2022-03-16T16:05:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T16:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesuspeoplechicago.org\/blog\/?p=352"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:40:13","slug":"lent-reflections-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jesuspeoplechicago.org\/blog\/lent-reflections-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Lent Reflections 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isn\u2019t Lent the time when people give up coffee or sugar and then torture their friends and relatives by being hangry and grumpy until Easter? Is there something more to it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year for Lent, a few of our Jesus People community members have put together a series of readings with beautiful artwork to encourage us to slow down and pay attention to the undeserved gift we have all received of Jesus\u2019 death. The reflections are short but quite powerful. If you\u2019d like to join us, we are releasing them daily on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jesuspeoplechi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jesuspeople\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> . 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