Sacrifice - A Thought for Lent
One
day recently a 7th grader asked if she could interview me about my religion.
One of her questions was: have you ever sacrificed for your religion? I guess I
would change the question slightly to: has sacrifice been a part of your
religion? Now that we are in the season of Lent this was a good question for me
to ponder.
Sacrifice, in one way or another, is a part of
everyone’s life. It often involves a
choice: I choose to sacrifice. In my pondering I found the most appropriate
definition of sacrifice in this sense as “the
surrender of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered
as having a higher or more pressing claim.”
Wow, this sounds very noble! And indeed it is, to a degree. When it comes to
the purpose of Lenten sacrifice I see sacrifice as a call to change my life, to
be converted more to God’s
ways—that for sure is a higher
claim.
So,
what will I surrender for Lent? What is most precious to me? Time. During Lent
one of my goals is to write one letter or card a day. This takes time and
energy and is a real commitment for me. By using that time for others instead
of for myself I hope to become more aware of the goodness of others and of the
sacred place each one has in my life.
What
will you sacrifice for Lent this year?
Marie
Lucek, OP
Juneau, Alaska
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