1. Alive-O3 Term 2: Lesson 4
Lent-Turning Time

2. Lent
Day Two
Lent is a time to be quiet and still. Jesus went into the wilderness to be quiet and still. Lent can be a wilderness time for us, a special time when we can spend moments away from the busy day.

3. What happens when you get too busy?
Too busy to listen.
Too busy to talk.
Too busy to think.
To busy to take time to......

4. What are you too busy doing?
Watching TV
Playing with your Play Station
Arguing
Fighting

5. Ash Wednesday
Day Three
(This lesson is a preparation for the ritual of distribution of ashes.)
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent.
Lent is a time when we -
turn away from all that keeps us from God
turn towards God in a special way

6. We wear ashes on our forehead as a sign that we are followers of Jesus who are making an effort to follow Him more closely during Lent.

7. Turning Towards God Turn away, turn away from too-busy-ness.
Be quiet, be still and pray
Turn towards God in the wilderness.
Turn, turn, day by day.

8. What activities are you involved in that make you too busy?

9. When are you quiet and still?

10. If you stopped being too busy, what would you have time for.

11. When do you become quiet and still?
What does it feel like?

12. Was Jesus too busy for people?
Can you remember any people with whom Jesus spent time?