A prose layout for preaching:

Lent is that season of the Church's year

when we as Christians dwell on the Mystery of the Crucifixion.

And what the Crucifixion tells us is this:

God Himself died upon a cross,

to pour out His love for us,

to forgive us our sins,

to share His life with us now, and eternally.

Most of us associate this as the theme of Lent,

and yet, we also associate Lent with other things:

as a time of solemnity in the Church,

as a time when we should be especially more aware of our sins,

as a time when we should examine our spiritual lives before God,

as a time even when we worship at mid-week services,

as a time even when we think of making special sacrifices for God.

And yet, even though these things are associated with Lent,

what is especially important for…