It is a time for our spiritual growth. Lent culminates in the Easter event, with its message of dying to sin and self, and being identified with Jesus in His death while rising to new life. The resurrection gives assurance that sins can be forgiven, and the promise of Jesus living in us with eternal life. There is a danger of going through the motions of religion. We know we are to offer body, mind and spirit as a living sacrifice unto God who has already offered Himself to us in Jesus' death upon the cross.
Grace means freedom.
Christians are not under the law, but under grace. We can have a say about our devotional and daily life. We want the freedom to be, but sometimes that freedom can degenerate into self-indulgence. This means we do what we want, or what we think is right in our own eyes, with no law to govern us. Alan Eagleson and President Clinton use freedom in regard to moral issues.