lent

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:28 pm

is anyone giving up anything? is anyone doing anything special for lent?

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:34 pm

I gave up pulling this stuff out of the dryer, but it gradually started to impinge on the dryer's efficiency, so went back to pulling it out.

djm

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:28 pm

We Jews do it differently. Istead of picking one thing to give up for several weeks, we give up EVERYTHING on Yom Kippur for one day: Instant Lent!

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:30 pm

brewerpaul wrote:We Jews do it differently. Istead of picking one thing to give up for several weeks, we give up EVERYTHING on Yom Kippur for one day: Instant Lent!

It's like what you'd get if you put Lent in the microwave.

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:32 pm

I am giving up religion for Lent.

Charlene · Post by **Charlene** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:35 pm

Bloomfield wrote:I am giving up religion for Lent.

Love it!

harpmaker · Post by **harpmaker** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:02 pm

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:22 pm

Bloomfield wrote:I am giving up religion for Lent.

I'm taking it up.

That's a Penance.

Slan,
D.

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:25 pm

Well, as usual I fasted on Ash Wednesday, and I will fast on Good Friday as well. This year I'm also giving up wine (which is hard for me, because I'm the type who loves wine with every meal...yes, that includes champagne brunches!). Because I like to do a positive discipline as well as a fast for Lent, I've also made a commitment to work out every day.

In years past, I've done a variation on the Ramadan fast for Lent (no food from sunup to sundown, but I allowed myself liquids), but I can't really do that anymore for health reasons.

Redwolf

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:44 pm

Can I give up stress for Lent this year?

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:32 pm

izzarina wrote:Can I give up stress for Lent this year?

Whew, I wish......

Rather than giving up something, we were instructed at the service yesterday to "think more, pray more, study more, do more for someone else...."

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:52 pm

For those who don't understand Lent, the basic premise is this: you're supposed to give up something that you love or cherish for 40 days before Easter (Sundays don't count), in order to more deeply sympathize (in a very small way) with Christ's suffering on the cross. That's it in a nutshell, so giving up religion or Lent doesn't really make sense. Here's a basic wikipedia page for those who want to read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent

I gave up dessert, but I broke that very quickly, sort of accidentally. I started over, but I still feel kind of guilty for it.

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:01 pm

I'm going to give up being snarky. Really.

pipersgrip · Post by **pipersgrip** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:03 pm

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:04 pm

Lambchop wrote:I'm going to give up being snarky. Really.

Well, aren't you brave? I wouldn't ever attempt that one...it's right up there with chocolate for me