tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13977884.post114247486366504885..comments2023-05-05T22:42:18.344+08:00Comments on TheVicarageQuest: On my mindSamuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669578135125898688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13977884.post-1142624547416616072006-03-18T03:42:00.000+08:002006-03-18T03:42:00.000+08:00It's funny in an ironic sort of way, you're post o...It's funny in an ironic sort of way, you're post on lent. Just the other day someone asked me what lent was all about and, "why do you give stuff up?" I told them it was because every time I wanted that thing I chose to set aside this season of lent (which is quite often as we always want what we can't have) I instantly remember why I gave it up and, in turn, what Christ gave up for me.<BR/><BR/>I must have at least 1,000 daily reminders of that cross each day of lent. So, in a way, the season of lent is a time when I focus more on Christ than I otherwise would.<BR/><BR/>So kind of a different direction, but it still gets us to Easter, which is the main goal.Mandi Lindnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812846867226009991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13977884.post-1142544026353291772006-03-17T05:20:00.000+08:002006-03-17T05:20:00.000+08:00Sam,Earlier, I wrote a comment, and it did not go ...Sam,<BR/>Earlier, I wrote a comment, and it did not go through. <BR/>Basically, I liked reading your views on Lent. <BR/>I just think of it as a time break away from our culture that seeks joy through candy-coated 'fun'. Lent teaches me through its visuals and sounds to intrigue my mind and capture my heart as it reminds me that life without Christ is truly a void. My life without his passion, commitment, and death leave me with only myself, my acts, my utter desolation. However, as Easter gloriously approaches, I have (as you stated) something truly and intrinsicly sweet in his ressurection. <BR/>I get stuck in Eastern loop-holes too. Infact, I just get stuck in me. I pray that we are always led out of us in Him.<BR/>Blessings,<BR/>Cristinebluegrassjunkywriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206816618245909473noreply@blogger.com