My biggest mistake in this ridiculous Lenten process was telling my children. I can’t approach the drive-thru without loud reminders of my commitment! Ah, well.
Some days I drive by Starbucks and think that it was a wimpy exercise, of course I can stay away from Starbucks. Then, 10 days later I feel resentful that I’ve missed a ritual I enjoy and I pull into the drive-thru with gusto.
We’re nearing the end of Lent and I’m happy to say that I picked the right discipline. It has been a challenge to me, for the same reasons any spiritual discipline is a challenge. There is no one there to pat you on the back. But, somehow, someway, the daily discipline of prayer and journaling keeps other things on my mind besides me. It is at times exhausting and irritating. And, at times, I receive a nudge to pray for someone or phone someone that I could only know through prayer. Those moments keep me believing that there is value to soldier on.
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