Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent

So Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter when people think about Jesus, his life, journey, and suffering, and many do things to help them think about it each day, either by giving something up, or by doing something proactive.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I've given up TV...and on returning from work tonight with the kids in the bike seat and trailer, with drizzle hampering my efforts to get us all in and heading bedward, the thought of no TV to look forward to later was unbelievably weighing on my mind.  In the end I've had a lovely evening; finishing off a present I'm making, listening to an amazing array of programmes on Radio4 and sitting down and listening to a couple of tracks to help focus my mind on God.  But how depressing that giving up TV should be compared to the suffering of Jesus!  How good is my life in comparison to so many!  And how has TV pervaded my life so strongly?

Anyhow, I hope to have a good journey through Lent, and find more richness in less.

The words of the track I listened to tonight were interesting, as one of the lines was '...in your will, is where I find rest.'  I've been thinking recently about all the things I'm up to, and I am naturally a person that juggles a lot.  In the past many people have suggested that I should spend more time doing nothing, which they call 'resting' as that's where we meet God.  It's taken several years, but I can quite confidently say now, that 'being the person that God made me, is where I find rest'.  That I do actually feel at peace, love life, connect with God and feel rich, when I'm busy.  It's how he made me, so I enjoy being me, and I hope you can enjoy being you this Lent-time.