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One of my favorite things to do happened a couple of years ago and has stuck with me. It was a daily devotion with 40 things to give up for Lent. Before you start thinking how can I do that, the daily items to give up were things like disunity, fear of failure, busyness, loneliness, and destructive speech. It was such a novel approach and one I really appreciated and try to practice to this day. It makes so much more sense than trying to give up chocolate or some other pleasure. One year I did give up meat and was pretty successful. Since then, I have looked at Lent from a different perspective as a way to deepen my spiritual path. What I try to do is add something to my daily meditation or devotional time. As I was going through books and resources in a clean out sort of way, I re-discovered two Lenten devotionals by a friend of mine who passed away some years ago. It seemed a good way to add to my journey and honor my friend. She was a very devout and spiritual woman who began her faith journey as a Quaker. She wrote and published two or three books. She was an influence on me during a difficult time in my life and we worked together to help a group of people who were able to leave Hissom, for a better life in a more public setting with appropriate resources. I miss her gentle spirit to this day and find a connection with her as I read what she wrote. I am glad I decided to do this and found what she had written. This has added to my Lenten journey. --Carolyn
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