that's something i always like to say to people - i get strange looks and it's a lot of fun. really, though, the season of lent is not meant to be about sadness and guilt. it's about putting your house in order. it's a checkup - am i doing the things i'm supposed to? do i need to change anything? have i fallen lax in anything? it's a time of self examination.
hopefully i'll be able to keep it up - right now i'm reading a book called bread and wine - it has readings for the lent and easter season by people like kathleen norris, c.s. lewis, and oscar wilde. basically, people that you would expect to have excerpts of, and those you wouldn't. reading today's section, i'm reminded again how much i enjoy the things that kathleen norris has written. if you haven't already, be sure to read the cloister walk and the quotidian mysteries. i enjoy reading books by people with real faith - people that admit that they get mad at God sometimes. don't we all? the important thing is that we return.
Posted by kendra at March 5, 2003 10:17 PM