Giving up anything for Lent, that is?
If you’re a Christian,
you may have been asked if you’re giving up something for Lent.
Many believers choose to observe this forty-day period before Easter
by making some personal minor sacrifice
to remind them of the Supreme Sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross.
I recently came across a clipping I saved from a “Choristers Guild Letter,”
published almost 50 years ago.
I think the editor had some good advice!
I need to be reminded of it every day, not just during Lent!!
WHAT TO GIVE UP FOR LENT
Give up grumbling…
“in everything give thanks.”
Give up 10 to 15 minutes in bed…
use that time in prayer.
Give up looking at people’s worst points…
concentrate on their best ones.
Give up speaking unkindly…
let your speech be generous and understanding.
Give up your worries…
trust God with them.
Give up hatred or dislike of anyone…
learn to love.
Give up the fear which prevents Christian witness…
seek courage to speak to others.
Give up concentrating on Sunday newspapers…
study your Bible.
Give up TV one evening a week…
visit some lonely or sick person.
Give up judging by appearances and by the standards of the world…
learn to give up yourself…
to GOD.
Author Anonymous
