The season of Lent starts today. I didn’t grow up in a Christian home {praise God that my entire immediate family is now Christian!} so the practice of Lent was never discussed. I’ve been following Christ for 4 ½ years & I am now just starting to understand the importance & excitement of Lent. It gives our hearts and minds 40 days to prepare for Easter and when Easter comes we are ready to celebrate!
If you’re looking for a reading plan/devotion/Lent specific Bible verses YouVersion, the free online/mobile Bible app., has a few different Lent reading plans; including one by the always insightful N.T. Wright. You can check them out here. They will even send the reading directly to your email everyday! They’re making it hard for us to find excuses as to why we’re not reading our Bibles :).
If you want to learn more about Lent, I suggest Lauren Winner's "Ash Wednesday Evangelism,". Also, if you're considering giving something tangible up for Lent, Blood: Water Mission (a nonprofit founded by the members of Jars of Clay) does 40 Days of Water every year. They encourage you to give up all other drinks and donate what you would have spent so they can help build clean wells in Africa.