The practices of Lent are to give some things up and take up others. Whether you give up something like sweets that you don’t need anyway, or something that is really meaningful, this is really difficult.
A friend of mine keeps talking about how difficult this season of Lent has been for him, because it makes him aware of how far he is from who he wants to be. Maybe that’s the point. Perhaps the first and most important work of Lent is that it forces us to name our weaknesses, distractions and shortcomings.
Maybe it’s less about giving stuff up, and more about realizing how much you need to give stuff up.
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