What Lent Was Always About

What if Lent was never meant to be about giving up chocolate? In this episode, we explore what Lent was actually designed to be — a communal season, held together, moving toward something as a community. We trace how it drifted from a shared communal practice into a private self-improvement project, and why that loss matters — not just for people of faith, but for all of us. Because it turns out, humans across every culture and every era have built seasons that look remarkably like Lent — and we think that's trying to tell us something. This one is for anyone who has felt the quiet hunger for something more intentional, more connected, and more alive with shared meaning.

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