"Most of us think of Lent as a time for giving up something. The church directs us to give up meat on Fridays and to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. These minimal penances are forms of self-denial—ways of saying no to ourselves by foregoing our usual fare. The other side of Lent is doing more, or saying yes. Lent is the church's invitation to go forward, to move ahead, to grow in faith and devotion. The season prepares us to celebrate with greater intensity and love the death and resurrection of Jesus." - From the Introduction to Daily Reflections for Lent 2009 by Rev. Norm LangenbrunnerI think the short paragraph there really highlights what John 3:30 means - we do less of my will and do more of God's.
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True... Lent is about filling up with God. And the giving up is part of the emptying so that we can fill up more with God. No point emptying and then not filling up.
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