Lenten Reflections
My mind has been stuck in relation to Lent. I think my heart wants it to be the most meaningful and perfect Lent ,especially as I am approaching my confirmation and first communion, lordwilling, in the coming months. I think my heart wants it to be the most meaningful and perfect Lent. Because of this, I have been stressed as I have been wrestling with what to give up and even why to not eat meat on Fridays. However, I don’t want to be so stuck and stressed that I lose sight of the meaning of Lent. We are meant to serve our Creator, not the creation. If we get too focused on the doing, we risk losing the whole reason WHY we are doing what we are doing. As St. James says in his book: faith without works is dead. I would venture to say that additionally something that can equally render faith dead is only focusing on the “doing”. It becomes an empty echo of something meant to be beautiful and deep. I know not all of my readers and blog followers are Catholic Christians so all...
