"The season of Lent is a gift to us. You and I and the church - we need the discipline of stopping for a time, of letting go of our regular routine for a period, of discovering anew what it means to be the people of God."
Dr. Tim Hart-Anderson
The question "What are you giving up for Lent?" or even "What are you doing for Lent?" probably misses the point. Perhaps what we should be asking is "What is Lent teaching you?" I think our yearning for Lent is greater than we realize. In this journey we learn again that whatever hunger we are experiencing is actually our deep hunger for God and the union of Christ. To try satiate that hunger with anything else is futile.
To everyone who turns their face towards you,
you come so close
and glory fills the landscape of the soul.
And in the secret places of the heart
your mercy and your truth
shall meet at last in full embrace,
and right-relationship and peace kiss one another there.
Psalm 85:9-10
Ancient Songs Sung Anew
Lynn C. Bauman
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