Brett McCracken March 25, 2009 Seasons Lenten Promises to Keep Brett McCracken March 25, 2009 Seasons The middle of Lent. 17 more days until Easter. It’s a time of waiting, anticipation, sadness and hope. It’s wearying and rejuvenating in awkward intervals. It's Psalm 88 one minute and 89 the next.It’s life.