Lenten Series: “Encounter Jesus” by UM Pastor Carolyn Moore Lent begins on Valentine’s Day this year! Do you think God is trying to tell us something? (Actually, while I’m certain that God loves us, I don’t want to make too big a deal about the date of Ash Wednesday…because Easter is April 1 this year!) Lent is a 40 day season of spiritual preparation for the celebration of God's saving grace made available to us in the atoning sacrifice and glorious resurrection of His only