Why Lent?
This season reminds us that life is both fragile and fleeting
Several years ago, I reminded our teenage sons that Lent would be starting in two days. Our youngest protested with a deep sigh and the following comment: “I just don’t get why my giving up ice cream or TV has anything to do with my getting closer to God. I mean did Jesus disapprove of these things?”
A friend recounted a time when she invited her two son…