Today I am contemplating the concept of giving something up for Lent. This year, I did not give anything up but a little free time. My Lenten promise is to prayerfully read from either the Bible or one of the many recently acquired e-books that are associated with my Catholic faith. My Lenten promise is to hopefully come out the other end of these 40 days with a more clear understanding of my faith and perhaps even a goal of stewardship that I can achieve.
As someone that has only been back to practicing my faith a few years, I'd like to share my journey back to the church with others that, like myself, fell away from the church and may have reservations about returning. There was a wonderful lady at Holy Family of Nazareth Parish in Irving, TX that was instrumental in my return to the church.
I must also add that Catholic Radio on XM was also part of that process. At any rate, Patricia was like me, she had been away from the church for many years and returned. She had been back about 10-12 years when I had met her. Just the fact that we shared that similar experience of straying and then returning gave us a special bond.
She said she was grooming me to be her replacement, she had several health issues facing her. I could not be her replacement at that Parish but with what she taught me, perhaps I could start a similar ministry here in my area now that I have moved back to New Mexico.
Using Lent as a medium for increasing my knowledge for such an endeavor is more in line with what Lent was described as by our Priest. Not to necessarily give something up, unless you continue past Lent and it affords you the opportunity to grow in your faith.
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