tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36804534.post7105945527782335738..comments2021-03-27T18:19:58.067-06:00Comments on Aunt BeaN's Third Blog: Lent: this one really is about LentBarbNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088366782915923507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36804534.post-84151639023562189812014-03-30T22:20:23.776-06:002014-03-30T22:20:23.776-06:00That is a great way of doing it (the interruption ...That is a great way of doing it (the interruption is a reminder of God's presence). And I love the idea of giving up fear. John Shore said he is giving up himself this year--"I’m going to give up my ego. My self-identification. My drive to make something of myself, to be someone, to matter." Which I thought was also really interesting. I will be more creative next year in dealing BarbNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088366782915923507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36804534.post-22815075361167613532014-03-30T16:26:52.507-06:002014-03-30T16:26:52.507-06:00I think of Lent as a time to renew my awareness of...I think of Lent as a time to renew my awareness of God's presence in my life. Interrupting my normal rhythms by "giving something up" is only useful if that interruption leads to a reminder that God is present in my life. ------------------Some of my disciplines have been less about giving up than about doing. One I'm really proud of is the year I "gave up fear". I Cheery-Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027825286045547856noreply@blogger.com