See Any Difference During This First Full Week of Lent?
For Lent to make a difference in our lives, we have to do something different. We talked a bit about this last time. A few more thoughts now. First, recall that we've got 40 days of Lent to work with. It's not quite a marathon, but it's not a sprint either. Let's call it, as they do in track and field, a middle distance. You need both speed and endurance here. Why speed? Well, we're already a week into Lent. The gun went off on Ash Wednesday. If you're not out of your starting block yet, you've got ground to make up. Get going. Before long it will be two weeks, then three. But don't run all out here. For example, consider the discipline of fasting. You need your strength and energy at work. You shouldn't be starving yourself. But you can cut out a treat here and there, maybe even reduce your intake at times. We've got a ways to go until Easter: Pace yourself. Be prudent. To help sustain our Lenten discipline at work, we contin...