I’m not ordained and I don’t even play an ordained person on television, but I like reading the RevGalsBlogPals blog. Given that Lent is right around the corner, it’s not surprising that today’s Friday Five is about Lent:
What are some things you appreciate about the season of Lent? Perhaps you would share 5 of them with us. And for your bonus question feel free to share one thing you could do without.
The church of my childhood didn’t do much with Lent, so I don’t have much baggage about it (on the other hand, I don’t have any fond memories of it either). As an adult in the Episcopal Church, I love Lent a lot. Here’s what I appreciate about Lent:
- It’s a time for reflection and re-focusing on the Real.
- We’re doing it together, with Christians all over the world, even though for each of us what this reflection and re-focusing looks like will be different.
- Observing Lent makes Easter all the more meaningful (especially participating in all of the services of Holy Week, including Easter Vigil).
- It’s rich with liturgy and symbolism, more so than other seasons of the church year.
- It’s an opportunity to try new spiritual disciplines in a time-limited fashion (which can make trying a new discipline less scary for me).
One thing that I could do without:
- All of the fish sandwich specials that every fast food chain run (forget bulbs coming up as a sure sign of spring – all those advertisements seem to be the sign of spring)
Your turn:
What do you appreciate about Lent? What could you do without? Leave your responses in the comments.
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