Lent 2010

Lent starts tomorrow. A few years ago, Amanda and I started giving up things for Lent. This is not a legalistic thing for us. It is not that we feel obligated to give up something or that we are somehow earning God's love. There is actually something positive about choosing to withhold things that we normally desire. This year I decided to give up two of the things that I enjoy most: coffee and chocolate (I have chocolate almond coffee beans in my freezer right now). In some ways it will be hard but it will also be a good thing. I encourage people to consider this as a spiritual discipline. If nothing else it helps us to appreciate the things that we normally enjoy.