Anyone participating in Lent this year?

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  • fallingtrees
    fallingtrees Posts: 220 Member
    I've been pondering the whole idea of giving up foods for Lent, with the hopes of losing a few pounds, and wondering how exactly this is spiritually relevant.

    I mean, if I announce, "I'm going to give up Cheetos," or, "No thanks, I've given up beer for Lent," do I not become one of the hypocrites Jesus so eloquently teased?

    However...

    This body is a generous gift from the Creator. (A bit over-generous, by a few pounds.) Perhaps, out of gratitude, I should take better care of it.

    To that end, I have put away the scales, put away the diet diary, and am concentrating on intentional eating, and intentional exercise. Perhaps tuning in to my body will help me tune in to my spirit.
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,659 Member
    Amen.
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Yes, I am renewing some volunteer work.
  • anaconda469
    anaconda469 Posts: 3,477 Member
    I am a vocalist and soloist in the choir at our parish. I will abstain and fast when necessary. Holy week I will not as I have to sing in so many masses that I need all the energy I can get.
  • DiamondRubyMom
    DiamondRubyMom Posts: 147 Member
    I was raised Catholic and now a Lutheran. I'm giving up an hour of TV at night, and praying the Litany and reading my Luther's Small Catechism instead. I agree with previous posts about there being no Easter without Lent. Lent is a somber time to reflect on the cost of sin, the death of God's Son Jesus. Knowing that the Law of God condemns all rightly to death, makes Easter joyous. It drives the believe to look to the cross and see, I should be there instead of Him. Because of Him, I will know eternal joy instead.

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