Did I say that. . . ?

I think I said that I was going to write more during Lent. My intention was to journal, write poems and stories, and to blog more. It seems I did not understand this thing I was thinking. I have been writing a little more. I am not going to share my journal, but I will promote my blogging over at my parish website. Check out what I had to say about the Oscars and Holy Week .

Then again, not keeping up with a proposed Lenten discipline is fine. It give me pause to think about what I believe about God's forgiveness. It makes me ask why I would choose writing more as a spiritual discipline.

So. . .

As to forgiveness, I just can't imagine God really cares if we keep our Lenten disciplines. However I did choose a discipline so that it would strengthen my faith. I wanted to commit to writing because I feel that I have something to say and that God has something to do with that. All the reasons I find not to write tend to be real time wasters. I also know that when I do write I feel a sense of the Divine as the creativity gets going. I also feel more whole, which is a feeling that I associate with drawing closer to God. So the real exercise here is to forgive myself for slacking off, and start writing. (Thus I presently ramble.)

That stirred me up a bit. There are some topics floating around now. How about the question of what God does care about? What about a ramble on rambling?

Hey, I did some more writing. This Lenten thing is spurring me on.

Have fun this Lent. . . ?

Lent has a reputation as a season of dreary remembrance of our sins, and penitent fasting to express our sorrow and turn our hearts. "Fun" usually doesn't make it's way into discussions of this Christian season which leads us to the celebration of Easter. Christians have longed dedicated themselves to prayer and fasting during this season. This can be a good thing. Can it be fun?

Apparently Lent can be fun. Some bloggers have gotten together to create Lent Madness . Drawing inspiration from college basketball, these folks have arranged a bracket to pit saints against one another in a competition leading to the award of the Golden Halo. Lent can be fun, and if you give this a try you might learn something about the cloud of witnesses who have come before.

I plan to commit to writing more during Lent. That would include blogging so the few folks who read this now have permission to hold me accountable. I also plan to join in the fun over at Lent Madness. We can make it part of our discipline to learn about the faithful followers of Christ throughout the ages.

Join me on the journey.