With Lent beginning, my heart is turning to the deeper questions in my walk with God. What is necessary to draw close to Him? What is pulling me away?
I am praying about these things, and don't have all the answers. There are blogs everywhere with lots of ideas for bringing Lent down to the level of children's understanding, so I won't reinvent the wheel. Simplicity is what we're after this year. Not the doing-doing-doing, but the being in His presence, striving to listen. Our nature table is being transformed into a desert, to gently spring to life as a garden during the unfolding of these 40 days of Lent.
Elizabeth Foss really inspired me this morning with her words. This, in particular, is bringing me to my knees.
But I also think that the devil drives the information superhighway. He claps with glee when moms log on. Lent is a time of discipline. Ascetism is about growing in self-discipline. This prayer helps me to see how I must order my time and my attention. Quiet stillness is a good thing. Idleness is not. Concern is a good thing. Despair is not. A home to grow in is a good thing. Chaos in that home is not. Encouragement and support in my vocation is a good thing. Empty talking is not.
What little sacrifices are you making this Lent? How do you draw closer to the King on the path to Calvary?
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