Take up your cross
I always think that a good Lent is full of challenges… For lots of people that might mean giving something up, something like chocolate perhaps. Others might take something up, for example , reading the bible more or a Christian book. Some use Lent as a space to catch up on something that needs doing. Some will take a break from something that they do regularly… All kinds of things that might be useful , but none of them are in a spiritual sense unless they are do ing something to get us closer to God…. We can give up chocolate and it might help us lose some weight, which is good, particularly for people like me, but will it bring us closer to God and, if so, how ? – I f the answer is yes, then that’s great, but if it’s just about dieting , then it’s not about Lent and it’s not about God… Similarly , with using the time to catch up with something that needs doing – if it’s not about getting closer to God, it’s not about Lent and it’s not about God… And what