Comments on: Does Lent Never End? http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/ Writer, Storyteller, Theologian, City Girl Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:15:09 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: shawna http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-11639 shawna Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:57:09 +0000 http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/#comment-11639 Sally, thank goodness. I am ready for the "He Is Risens" and the hallelujahs! Sally, thank goodness. I am ready for the “He Is Risens” and the hallelujahs!

]]> By: sally http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-11517 sally Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:35:41 +0000 http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/#comment-11517 Good post Shawana- I like the way you bring the positive out of the struggle... and the waiting time is almost over- rejoice Easter will soon be upon us! Good post Shawana- I like the way you bring the positive out of the struggle… and the waiting time is almost over- rejoice Easter will soon be upon us!

]]> By: shawna http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-11242 shawna Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:17:55 +0000 http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/#comment-11242 I'm glad to hear that. I've learned a lot too, but like you, I'm still ready for it to end. I’m glad to hear that. I’ve learned a lot too, but like you, I’m still ready for it to end.

]]> By: Mermade http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-11156 Mermade Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:58:21 +0000 http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/#comment-11156 I can't wait for Lent to end, either. I am so ready to wear make-up again. Haha. But Lent is always an amazing experience. God has taught me so much these past 40 days. It's amazing what can happen when we give up one little thing to deepen our relationship with God. I can’t wait for Lent to end, either. I am so ready to wear make-up again. Haha. But Lent is always an amazing experience. God has taught me so much these past 40 days. It’s amazing what can happen when we give up one little thing to deepen our relationship with God.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-10969 Matthew Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:19:53 +0000 http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/#comment-10969 Heather, Lent is a time of fasting. Fasting is never supposed to mean restraining yourself from doing something bad. That's not fasting, that's everyday life. During the season of Lent one is supposed to fast from things that are good (like sweets or buying new books or drinking alcohol, etc. A guy I know fasts from electricity for a week during Lent.) and sometimes from things that are necessities (like food and water). Lent allows us to take stock of the good things in our lives that we take for granted. If Lent becomes a time to stop doing bad things (say, robbing houses or gorging myself on food) then Lent becomes meaningless, as I shouldn't be doing those things anyway. Lent is so much more than that. Jesus was sinless and yet he fasted, which shows that fasting is not about ridding oneself of sinful ways (though fasting can certainly lead to this). Fasting should always be a time of preparation for new life, just as Jesus' time of fasting was preparation for his ministry. Lent is a time of preparation for the new life Easter brings. Heather,

Lent is a time of fasting. Fasting is never supposed to mean restraining yourself from doing something bad. That’s not fasting, that’s everyday life. During the season of Lent one is supposed to fast from things that are good (like sweets or buying new books or drinking alcohol, etc. A guy I know fasts from electricity for a week during Lent.) and sometimes from things that are necessities (like food and water). Lent allows us to take stock of the good things in our lives that we take for granted.

If Lent becomes a time to stop doing bad things (say, robbing houses or gorging myself on food) then Lent becomes meaningless, as I shouldn’t be doing those things anyway. Lent is so much more than that. Jesus was sinless and yet he fasted, which shows that fasting is not about ridding oneself of sinful ways (though fasting can certainly lead to this). Fasting should always be a time of preparation for new life, just as Jesus’ time of fasting was preparation for his ministry. Lent is a time of preparation for the new life Easter brings.

]]> By: shawna http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-10314 shawna Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:45:44 +0000 http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/#comment-10314 Thank you. Thank you.

]]> By: Tariq Khan http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-10259 Tariq Khan Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:43:05 +0000 http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/#comment-10259 Shawna, A thought-provoking post. May the fertile soil of the discipline of Lent yield an abundant harvest of hallelujas in your life and the life of all who read this blog. Shawna,

A thought-provoking post. May the fertile soil of the discipline of Lent yield an abundant harvest of hallelujas in your life and the life of all who read this blog.

]]> By: shawna http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-10256 shawna Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:00:19 +0000 http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/#comment-10256 That's why I try to add something to Lent. This year I have up 20 minutes of something else to meditate. One year I added silence: I didn't listen to the radio in the car or music at work. I think what you give up takes on more meaning if there is something you can also add. If you're fasting TV then use that time you normally spend watching TV to volunteer at a food pantry or pray. If your fasting food, use the money you would have paid for the food to give to the food pantry or Feed the Children. I don't give up something just to give it up: there has to be some way I take that time or resources to build the kingdom. That’s why I try to add something to Lent. This year I have up 20 minutes of something else to meditate. One year I added silence: I didn’t listen to the radio in the car or music at work. I think what you give up takes on more meaning if there is something you can also add. If you’re fasting TV then use that time you normally spend watching TV to volunteer at a food pantry or pray. If your fasting food, use the money you would have paid for the food to give to the food pantry or Feed the Children. I don’t give up something just to give it up: there has to be some way I take that time or resources to build the kingdom.

]]> By: Heather http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-10252 Heather Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:39:24 +0000 http://www.shawnaatteberry.com/2007/03/30/does-lent-never-end/#comment-10252 What I don't understand about Lent is if the thing you are giving up is so bad, then why do you return to it after the 40 days are over? This stems from a conversation I was having today. Also, some (not all) people then indulge in the forbidden food/behavior, etc immediately after Lent is over. It seems more of a duty than a discipline. What I don’t understand about Lent is if the thing you are giving up is so bad, then why do you return to it after the 40 days are over? This stems from a conversation I was having today. Also, some (not all) people then indulge in the forbidden food/behavior, etc immediately after Lent is over. It seems more of a duty than a discipline.

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