Once again, it is Lent and my face is smeared with ashes.

[brak666]

So it's Lent and I've started making with the atonement. But before I get serious I'd like to share a humorous little song about Lent with all of you. Because seriously, Lent has so much about it that's funny, and so few people actually make the jokes.

Mary Catherine's Ash Wednesday Journal Entry by Christine Kane. It's a yousendit link.



I've been feeling a decided lack of compassion lately. I feel like I've let hatred and negativity make a home for itself in my heart. I need to work on that. Lutherans don't usually fast for Lent, but I usually do. It's not something I talk about. I tend to use Lent to examine my character and work on things that I feel need improving, and whenever I come upon that thing I've decided to stay away from (usually alcohol or chocolate, but it's been other things) it's like a little reminder of what I'm working on.

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[ladyjax.livejournal.com]

I've been feeling a decided lack of compassion lately. I feel like I've let hatred and negativity make a home for itself in my heart. I need to work on that.

You're not the only one. Usually I've been much more cognizant of other people, but I know spritually I've been off balance for months, as in not going to church, not being connected to at all to praying. I even forgot today was Ash Wednesday; for some reason I had it in my mind that it was next week.

But that might be my lesson, my task this season: reconnecting.

I do try to fast once a week during Lent and I don't talk about it with most people either although, my girl (non-church going soul that she is) remembered that it was Ash Wednesday and even works with me when I'm fasting. It drives her nuts ("What? What's today? You're fasting today?") but she really tries so that helps.