A couple of days ago, I quoted an article by Peter Leithart about the nature of the Christian calendar (particularly in light of the season of Lent).  He recently posted “a murder of tweets” about the season.  I share my favorites below.

To observe Lent rightly, we have to be persuaded that we already stand in God’s favor.

Ash Wednesday reminds us to number our days. It helps us gain a heart of wisdom (Psalm 90:12).

We keep Easter to manifest and deepen our prior share in resurrection. We observe Lent to manifest and deepen our share in the cross.

Lent is the season of blood and guts and flesh. It is the supremely anti-Gnostic season.

Israel sought out and purged old leaven once a year. Lent is the Christian feast of unleavened bread.

For Christians, death is not end but beginning. Lent is an extended meditation on that good news.

Life is a Lenten journey through death toward resurrection.

Without Lent or something like it, the church risks falling into a victoryism without the cross, which is the weapon of victory.

Lent is training in the fundamental Christian discipline of waiting.

Lent is preparation for martyrdom. Nothing is more politically potent than a martyr.

Lent is not for doing things we never do otherwise. Like Sunday, Lent is for intensifying things we do all the time.

Lent inoculates against sentimentalism.

Lent tells us what time it is – the time between resurrection and resurrection.

You can find the full list here and an abbreviated list here.