Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Lenten Discipline pt. 1

Ash Wednesday is February 17th

Many Christians use a Lenten Discipline to enhance their spirituality as we prepare for the Passion and Resurrection celebrations.

Now is the pre-lent, the time to reflect on what your choice of Lenten Discipline will be.

A few ground rules:
1. You are not “giving-up-something-for-Lent”. 
If you choose to fast, to refrain from something, it is not because you want to give it up, it is in order to do one or both of the following:
            A. To share in the suffering of Christ, which is the suffering of the world; and
            B. To make room in your life for something better.

So if, for example you decide to fast from Blue Bell:
v     Put your empty ice-cream bowl out where you will see it every day.
v     Every time you would have eaten ice cream, do something better:
o       Say a prayer;
o       Put a penny or a dollar in a jar for Haiti;
o       Write someone a note that says “I love you.”
o       Call someone just to say hello;
o       Jot a note in your journal, or tweet on the theme of “Better than Blue Bell”

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