I'm done with the Catholic guilt. I spent a few years meditating on God, faith and the Church. Not that that addresses your Lent thoughts, but here's a different spin:
Jesus wanted to help people. Why not dedicate the forty days of Lent (and beyond, if you wish) toward helping, not depriving? Whether you take a bag with you every day you go to work and pick up trash, or volunteer to do one positive thing a week, or offer to help someone learn how to read, or sew something or other for a charity, or whatever. Pick something -- it doesn't have to be the same thing every week, day, month, or other time interval -- and strive for a positive effect on those who need it. Look outward, not inward.
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Date: 2008-02-06 10:00 pm (UTC)Jesus wanted to help people. Why not dedicate the forty days of Lent (and beyond, if you wish) toward helping, not depriving? Whether you take a bag with you every day you go to work and pick up trash, or volunteer to do one positive thing a week, or offer to help someone learn how to read, or sew something or other for a charity, or whatever. Pick something -- it doesn't have to be the same thing every week, day, month, or other time interval -- and strive for a positive effect on those who need it. Look outward, not inward.