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March 1, 2004 10:13 AM

[Lent.101]

Well, I made it exactly 45 minutes this morning with giving up coffee - the thing that I had determined I would give up during Lent this year. My 9 1/2 month old daughter waking up at 5:45a did me in. I got her bottle and then sat down with my Bible to get focused for the day (something that I have been missing most days lately). I kept falling asleep. I started to imagine what it would be like the rest of the day sans-caffeine and I thought I would be better off spiritually giving something else up. Stopping cold-turkey would be too difficult.

Which brings me back to square one. I grew up in a denomination (and still am in the same) which doesn't practice Lent, so this is all new for me. My wife & I decided we wanted to participate this year, but I'm having difficulty knowing what to give up. I drink 4-5 cups of coffee each day, so this one made sense as a sacrifice. My wife is contemplating giving up brownies - definitely a sacrifice. I know we're behind, but I'm cutting myself some slack as we learn this. I'm wanting to read-up a little this afternoon/evening on the history/practice of Lent so I can have a better grasp on it. That, coupled with determining my sacrifice, will put us at least a week behind getting started.

Posted by Kristo on March 1, 2004 at 10:13 AM | Permalink