Lent
The Lenten calendar is most closely associated with its tradition of fasting from animal products as the days lengthen leading up to Easter. However, any fast can help reach the true purposes of Lent, to turn our hearts towards the Lord.
Here, Isaiah instructs the Hebrew people on the kind of fasat that is pleasing to the Lord:
"Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, "Here I am."
- Isaiah 58:6-9
However, Lent is a not just a time of fasting but a time for repentance, meditation, and reflection. Lent is a time to expose subtle idols. Throughout this time, I am hoping to lay down idols in my own life in order to more fully experience satisfaction in the Lord.
If I could have anything, it would be satisfaction in the Lord alone. That's my prayer.
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