We are at the start of Lent, the time of the year when the Church invites us to test our freedom and to question the notion: I can take it or leave it alone. Try that with grumbling, drunkenness, talking about yourself, stealing, gambling, or other habits that diminish our freedom. What habits make you hard to live with? Lent is about regaining control of our own lives, especially in those areas that damage other people. We don't admire those whose appetites or habits lead them by the nose. Nearly all of us have habits, or even addictions, that keep us from God and harm both ourselves and others. These seven weeks before Easter help us to focus our energy on improving.
During this Lenten season, make a sacred space in your day. Spend ten minutes praying here and now, wherever you are. Every place is a sacred space: your desk at work, while travelling, in your bed, your daily exercise, in your yard, in your Church or temple or place of worship. Remember that God is everywhere, all around us, constantly reaching out to us, even in the most unlikely situations. When we know this, and with a bit of practice, we can pray anywhere.
-Asst. Coach
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