Happy Mardi Gras, everyone!
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow...is Lent.
As Tom Ehrich explains on the website explorefaith.org, "Lent has become a time for penitence and self-examination, study, and spiritual discipline. Perhaps the discipline most commonly associated with Lent is fasting...in order to be made mindful of one's humanity and of God's providence."
Memorable sacrifices of Lents-past include the times I gave up chocolate, bacon, chewing gum, and clothes shopping. I rebounded something fierce once Easter came around, so I've decided I shouldn't give up anything that is too bad for me -- the repercussions afterward can be unhealthy.
This year I'm going to try to think one nice thing a day about the single-most challenging person in my life.
Do you observe Lent? How do you decide how you will mark the 40 days?
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