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Originally posted by chideltjen
I got the easiest explanation yesterday at Mass. Lent is a time to take a step back from your life and re-evaluate how you are living it. You use the time to figure out what things are completely out of control and then pray and/or "give up" something that is contributing to the lack of control. Lent means "spring" in some other language (I can't remember) and in a sense, you are "spring cleaning" your life.
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Good call on that definition..I think the priest where I went to mass wednesday had something of that nature in his homily. To add to that when I went through RCIA, the deacon in charge of our program expressed that giving up stuff was a good idea, and to try to continue it past Lent, pick something you really need to improve on in your life anyhow.
This year I am giving up: biting my nails (it's a nasty habit anyhow), & swearing. Both of those are things I want to give up anyway...so I figured it would give me added impetus. Oh, I'm giving up being lazy...meaning I have to get out an exercise at least a little every day.