It's the first week of Lent, and as usual I haven't locked down what I'm going to do for the next six weeks (give or take six days...). The recommendation is to pray, fast and give alms. I told myself I was going to add an evening meditation for my prayer, fast on Mondays and give to the homeless people I pass on the streets of my city. Five days of Lent have passed, and my performance is spotty at best. Should I chuck it all and give up??
Of course not! The beauty of Lent is that it's the time to work on what's keeping you (me, and everyone else) from being in full communion with God. Sure I'll mess up from time to time, stop and start and stop and start again, but if I keep working at it I'll feel great by the time Easter is here. Struggle is part and parcel of improvement. So I'll keep at it- I hope you do too!
Here are some links to try out this Lent:
Daily Mass Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible Click on the calendar date to get the reading for the day
Meditation on the Daily Mass Readings: http://www.m.wau.org/meditations
The Divine Office: http://www.divineoffice.org
Here are some books to try:
A Page a Day for Lent Paulist Press
The Little Black Book for Lent http://www.littlebooks.org (available as an ebook too!)
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