Have you been following this fun series, Soup & Stories, at Lisa and Joel Schmidt’s blog, The Practicing Catholic?
What? NO?!
Did I have to remind you every Monday and Wednesday? Silly peeps, go on over there and see what’s cooking. Literally. As in really. Not that other literal, which means figuratively. I don’t subscribe to that definition. But I digress…go read my story about trying to make my whole family hate soup, and how a knight in shining armor, weilding banana splits, saved the day.
It’s just plain easier to be a sinner. It ends rather poorly, so I’m motivated to make some life-changing…um, changes. It’s not easy, but I need to start somewhere, and the Corporal Works of Mercy seem a good fit for me this year.
There’s a lot to be said for getting ideas for Lent from the internet pit stops I make throughout my day. It’s like a giant spiritual smorgasbord, and I get to fill my plate with the tastiest looking, yummiest selections.
I’m happy to read these posts and make plans for implementing new practices on Ash Wednesday. Yet, I have to honestly ask myself why I need to wait until Ash Wednesday, or more precisely, why I think I should set a particular date to begin working on my redemption.
It’s like New Year’s resolutions. If I wait until January to start a diet, am I going to eat cheesecake every day for the next ten months?
Sounds sinfully appealing.
In today’s busy world, where we are pulled by our responsibilities to family, work, friends, and all the extra things we find piled on our plates, it’s probably not a bad idea to prayerfully discern a particular course for Lent. Why not get ideas from people who’ve managed to make it work, or managed to articulate it in a manner we can comprehend and apply.
So I give you my own idea. I hope you go read about it here.
Pat Gohn invited me to guest post at her column, A Word in Season, at the Catholic Portal at Patheos.com. Check out Pat’s work and all the other great writers at the Catholic Portal.
