The Lenten Diet

Hi all,
      We have now officially begun the Lenten season, we have washed the ashes off of our face and we now face the challenge of keeping true to our fast. As the title of this blog post notes I often feel that I am going on a diet when I give up certain foods. I also selfishly think about how abstaining will help me lose weight faster  and often focus on that aspect rather then the fact that fasting is to bring me closer to God. My goal this year is to focus on what God wants me to learn from fasting. Also as part of my Lenten journey I am listening to The Screwtape Letters dramatization put our by Focus on the Family Radio Theater.  It is a good examination of conscience as well as reminding me about those little sins that I so often forget. I picked up a book at the library that had an interesting title called Coffee with Jesus  by David Wilkie. It is a compilation of a daily comic strip which features Jesus having morning coffee with a varied group of Christians. They talk about prayer, getting along with neighbors, and various everyday problems they run into. I pinned one of the comic strips on Pinterest check it out here.  http://www.pinterest.com/pin/133278470197157915/

                                             May your Lenten journey bring you closer to God,
                                                                                       Nina