Lesli White explains Sundays during Lent as "mini-Easters":
“Lent is a time of repentance, fasting and preparation for the coming of Easter. It is also a time of self-examination and reflection. In the early church, Lent was a time to prepare new converts for baptism. Today, Christians focus on their relationship with God, often choosing to give up something or to volunteer and give of themselves for others.
Sundays in Lent aren’t counted in the forty days because each Sunday represents a “mini-Easter” and the reverent spirit of Lent is tempered with joyful anticipation of the Resurrection.”
I so look forward to celebrating this “mini-Easter" with you this morning. What a blessing we have, here at Second, to have the chance to celebrate our risen king together each week.