Awesome Lent Sacrifice

[NewChief]

Was at my church's Shrove Tuesday thing tonight. One of the most fun events we have as a church. We went outside to burn the palms, and the Father was asking if anyone was giving up anything for Lent.

Some six year old shouted out, "I'm giving up explosives!"

Awesome moment.

[Goldmember]

Was at my church's Shrove Tuesday thing tonight. One of the most fun events we have as a church. We went outside to burn the palms, and the Father was asking if anyone was giving up anything for Lent.

Some six year old shouted out, "I'm giving up explosives!"

Awesome moment.

The FBI is on the way...

[BigVE]

LMAO.

[LaChapelle]

There goes tex-mex night

[RJ]

Was at my church's Shrove Tuesday thing tonight. One of the most fun events we have as a church. We went outside to burn the palms, and the Father was asking if anyone was giving up anything for Lent.

Some six year old shouted out, "I'm giving up explosives!"

Awesome moment.



Great story.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

I'm giving up watching football.

[Jilly]

That's awesome.

I stopped giving up stuff for Lent. I figure it's not much of a sacrifice if I only do it for 40 days. Plus, I think the purpose of Lent is to renew one's spiritual life, so my idea in that is to enhance my life so that I have a stronger connection to God. So instead I started to sacrifice time to take on things God might want me to take on. So instead of my five minute break perusing CP, I might use that to turn to God in prayer or song. But this year, I decided that one of the things I can do to grow deeper in God's love is to start eating together as a family with my child instead of all of us eating separately or she eats and then we eat later after she goes to bed. I think it's best for her spiritual connection as well as mine for us to engage in that thing that will make us love each other more, breaking bread.

That's deep, I know. But it's Ash Wednesday and well, that's part of me.

[Demonpenz]

I love fish sandwhiches and cheese pizza giving up meat at lent is dumb

[Sofa King]

i once tried to give up all food and water entirely...

i made it 13 minutes..

[Pants]

I'm giving up snorting coke for 40 days. Hopefully.

[Jilly]

I'm giving up watching football.

Jesus loves football. How silly.

[MOhillbilly]

Gave my boy a bag of shrimp fries/chips, he ate a few and handed the bag back. I asked what he thought...'at the end...it tasted like...cat'LMAO

[Msmith]

Quite a few of our coworkers observed the Ash Wednesday every year. One time a coworker asked me what I would give up for lent, I said that I didn't intend to give up anything. He looked at me with a "Oh, you sinner" expression.

Then I asked a young woman what did she give up for lent. She replied, "If I tell you what I give up, it won't be a sacrifice anymore."

[kepp]

That's awesome.

I stopped giving up stuff for Lent. I figure it's not much of a sacrifice if I only do it for 40 days.

So you gave up giving stuff up.

[NewChief]

Giving up sweets this year. For those who follow the gym/diet thread, you know that I'm constantly plagued by a sweet tooth. Seemed like a good time to give them up.

[seclark]

mrs. sec is giving up chocolate and chips.

i'm giving up keeping beer in the kitchen fridge.
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[Jenson71]

mrs. sec is giving up chocolate and chips.

i'm giving up keeping beer in the kitchen fridge.
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Moving it to the garage fridge?

[JohninGpt]

mrs. sec is giving up chocolate and chips.

i'm giving up keeping beer in the kitchen fridge.
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You have a fridge in the garage I hope.

[seclark]

Moving it to the garage fridge?

yes
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[teedubya]

I sacrifice Scott Lent for Lent.

[seclark]

You have a fridge in the garage I hope.

yes again...and another over in the barn/shed/guest house.
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[Jilly]

So you gave up giving stuff up.

yep, instead Im' adding to.