I decided to give up going to Starbucks every afternoon after teaching, before picking up my son from school, for Lent. It’s a ritual that I enjoy and I find it nearly impossible to give it up!
Here in State College there is one drive thru Starbucks, the rest of them you actually have to get out of the warm car and walk inside. Since Lent, I have been getting out of the car and walking in under the auspices of purchasing Valentine’s Gifts, buying whole beans for the troops and other things that would be obnoxious from the drive thru.
Am I sensing Jesus’ sacrifice more keenly when I deny myself this daily treat? I don’t know! But my head is killing me from caffeine withdrawals.
Today, I passed by twice, but I could still smell it.
