The month of March is the last month of the first quarter of the year.  It is considered the windy month when many will put together kites and see how high and how long they can fly.  Though we have seen so far this year higher than normal temperatures, March usually brings in Springtime weather. In fact, the first day of spring is March 20th. In our part of the country we start seeing daffodils sprouting up and forsythia bushes beginning to bloom. In the Christian church, this March is more than just nice weather, flying kites, and flowers beginning to bloom.  This year the entire month of March is part of the season of Lent.  Lent is the forty days, excluding Sundays, before Easter.  It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Maundy Thursday.  It is considered the most important season of the church’s year. Christians will often make a Lenten sacrifice, make time for daily devotional activity, and give alms (money) to charity during Lent. These are described as the ‘Three Pillars of Lent. Lent lasts for 40 days to commemorate Jesus’ time in the wilderness. As written in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Jesus spent 40 days fasting and praying in the wilderness. If you recall,...