Today the season of Lent begins. I feel like we’ve been living Lent for about six months already, so I’m not taking on too much this year. It’s enough for me right now to go deeper into what God has clearly been asking me for — to surrender, to choose gratitude, to live in the present.
Nevertheless, I do have a way of living the season… I give up sweets, treats, and alcohol. I do some spiritual reading (still haven’t decided on what this year), and make attempts to get back to more regular prayer time. This Lent, two churches I like are doing evening programs that look edifying, so I’ll be checking them out.
If you celebrate Lent, I hope it’s a rich one, and if not, please enjoy all the chocolate I’ll be missing!
Oh, if you’re still looking for something to read, I’m going to butt in and suggest ‘King’s Cross’, by Timothy Keller. I read it last week and it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read (big call? YES!) It goes through Mark and looks at who Jesus was. Sounds pretty mundane. Definitely not! A friend gave it to me – she read it and said that she was now buying it for all her friends because it was so good. I thought ‘yeah, it’s not going to be THAT good’ – and now here I am, butting in and recommending it to you. Perfect for the lead up to Easter. (It really gets going in about chapter 3).
Thanks, Claudia, I haven’t heard of it and will check it out.
I just ordered two copies!