10 Questions to Ask Yourself:
1. When I wake up on Resurrection Sunday morning, how will I be different?2. Is there a habit or sin in my life that repeatedly gets in the way of loving God with my whole heart or loving my neighbor as myself? How do I address that habit over the next 40 days?
3. Is there anyone in my life from whom I need to ask forgiveness or pursue reconciliation?
4. What practical steps can I take to carve out time for daily contemplation?
5. What spiritual discipline do I need to improve upon or want to try?
6. What are some things in my life that I tell myself I need but I don’t?
7. Why am I giving this particular thing up? How does giving it up draw me closer to God and prepare me for Easter?
8. What am I going to tell myself when self-denial gets hard?
9. Is it necessary/helpful for me to share the nature my fast with others or should I keep it private?
10. What do the ashes mean to me this year?
This year, for Lent, I plan to give up all beverages except for water. I also plan to actually stick to my dietary restriction and avoid all forms of plain dairy (milk, cream, yogurt, and cheese - most especially cheese). Both of these are to help with my bodily health - to keep my temple clean. :) I want my friends to keep me to this firmly!!!
I also plan to make a point to pray daily and, in prayer, to reflect particularly on what about the day I can praise the Lord for.
10 Mediations:
1. Psalm 512. Psalm 139
3. Isaiah 58
4. The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12)
5. The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)
6. Litany of Penitence
7. Litany of Humility
8. Prayer of St. Francis
9. Penitential Prayer of St. Augustine
10. Consider reading the Sermon on the Mount (alternating between Matthew’s account and Luke’s account) every day for the next 40 days.
Love&Harmony,
Erin
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