However, in spite of all the silliness that can accompany Lent, I have found the Lent season to be a special time in connecting with God, others and my own heart. For me Lent is a time about getting more intentional about connecting with God and others in my journey. Sure, I usually give up something, or a few things during Lent but most of all I just try to make more space in my life for the things that matter.
I read a great piece on giving things up for Lent over at the Jesus Creed Blog that I would suggest folks take a look at Lenten Challenge The piece ended with this:
I don’t want to knock those who give stuff up. Not at all. Go for it. More power to you.
Or in other words, I wonder if God might have these words for me (and for you if I may be so audacious):
“Umm, I didn’t ask you to give up coffee. I asked you to give up your life to me.
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Do you observe Lent?
If, so how?
What is the most meaningful aspect of the Lent season concerning your faith?
One more thing, there is a great piece that John Acuff wrote last year about fasting from technology called DIGITAL FASTS Go check it out.
3 comments:
I can't say I've ever fully celebrated Lent.
When I was a catholic, I did observe the "fish only on fridays" practice, but I certainly never considered that a sacrifice.
Are you KIDDING me? Nothing but fish and shellfish? I could do THAT for the rest of my life and be happy as a clam!
Unfortunately, good seafood is hard to come by in Midland.
Last spring, the local grocery store sold boiled crawfish every saturday-- REAL boiled crawfish, not the freezer burned stuff you see on the chinese buffet.
But to get back on topic, no, I don't observe Lent, but I'm always up for going out for seafood on friday. Or any day.
I worked at a supposedly New Orleans style seafood place in Midland just after high school. It was called Bourbon Street. I thought it was pretty authentic until I moved to Louisiana and tasted the real thing. I have a rule that I never order seafood when I am that far from the ocean. On the flipside I don't order much barbeque or Mexican food in Louisiana either.
Very true! You can't throw a broken iphone here and not hit a good mexican restaurant. And I always thought Cuco's was "good."
I don't think Bourbon Street is still here, but now there's Clear Springs cafe. It's pretty good, albeit frozen. The etouffee, however is NOT etouffee; it's creole.
Unless Bourbon Street is now called Wall Street bar and grill, which supposedly serves new orleans style food but haven't gone there yet. Although there's no reason why I can't.
I probably live in a much different Midland than you did. I live in the north part of town which has mostly new development, a few blocks from Midland College.
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