Thoughts on Lenten Hanger

Raise your hand if you’re starting to feel those physical effects of fasting...hungry, a little tired, maybe even irritable? We call it being snippy in our household. When we strip away the excess comforts of life, fasting from food and other pleasures, feasting on prayer and silence, our latent sinful tendencies start to bubble up. There’s a reason “hanger” is a thing!

Typically what may be covered up with food, idle chatter, and other comforts, is now exposed. A little light shines on what we can work on in ourselves. 

During these times of intentionally weakening ourselves, the Church has given us extra sources of strength: more church services (and thus more opportunities to partake in the Sacraments), and a prescription for more frequent and deeper prayer. Such wisdom!

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