What is Lent all about anyway?
Lent is traditionally a time for Christians to reflect on their relationship with God. Am I doing a good job of being a disciple? Am I doing lots of good things or too many bad things? How can I stop myself doing bad things so often.
Part of this process involves fasting – or going without something for a while – the idea being that not having something that you enjoy will remind you to focus on the things you should be thinking about.
Giving up something for lent is supposed to be good for the soul.
By the way – the word Lent is not really a Christian word but simply denotes a season, it’s a very ancient word for spring.
But I want to challenge you to take something up for Lent. What about taking up thinking about God? Give it a try until Easter and see what happens.
What other things would you recommend getting people to take up for Lent?