In 2016, Lent is a little over a week away. Lent prepares us for Easter and the following material may be useful to prepare us for Lent.
I especially like the first quote as it says Lent is a great time to trim the sludge from our life and souls. No one can determine the sludge of a soul for another person, the inner junk that makes our spiritual life sputter, we have to do this diagnosis ourselves. Once we do, we can set a plan at Lent to remedy it. No matter what we decide to do, Lent proves a time a time to focus on our growth in discipleship that benefits us all and demonstrates our obedience to the Lord.
“Lent is the time for trimming the soul and scrapping the sludge off a life turned slipshod. Lent is about taking stock of time, even religious time. Lent is about exercising the control that enables us to say no to ourselves so that when life turns hard of its own accord we have the stamina to yes to its twists and turns with faith and hope…. Lent is the time to make new efforts to be what we say we want to be.”
Sister Joan Chittister, The Rule of Benedict: Insight for the Ages