I was thinking about Lent today. First in my chemistry discussion, my discussion group was discussing Lent. It turns out that I am not the only practicing Catholic in this group and so we were discussing Lent. We were talking about what people give up or what they do for Lent. One girl mentioned that one year her mom had all the kids in their family make their beds every day during Lent.
This reminded me of a year that my mom made my brother and I give up fighting with each other for Lent. Amazingly, it worked and we don't really fight anymore.
Later in the day, two friends and I were discussing Lent again. We were discussing family traditions including our hatred of lentils. (Those things are so gross.)
And I realized something in all of this. When I was younger, I hated Lent. I viewed it as a time when things I liked where taken away from me. It was a punishment, a road block. But as I've grown up, I've realized some things. I actually look forward to Lent now. It's a time for sacrifice and growth, not punishment. It's a time to grow closer to God, not put roadblocks up around yourself. And plus, at the end, you get to have Easter. And that's the best part of all of it. The Tridium is the source and summit of our faith. You get the Eucharist on Thursday night, Friday you get Jesus dying to save us all, and on Sunday morning, he rises from the dead to bring us all back to him.
I love being Catholic.
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