tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post2071652625399713984..comments2023-10-29T03:15:57.291-07:00Comments on By This Still Hearth - Age with Purpose: Not Giving Up for LentJoAnne Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12736685999963791015noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-66146377813595709392014-03-13T05:21:02.469-07:002014-03-13T05:21:02.469-07:00A strategy in the fight. Yes, that's it. There...A strategy in the fight. Yes, that's it. There is strong argument, I think, for the keeping of the liturgical 'signs and seasons' properly. Lent is a good example. Thanks for your fresh perspective, Janice.JoAnne Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736685999963791015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-66740500599386899142014-03-12T20:24:11.465-07:002014-03-12T20:24:11.465-07:00I don't come from a "Lent" backgroun...I don't come from a "Lent" background. This post encourages a very real, active dimension to a practice that I had viewed as rather passive. And as Jill points out, I can see that even fasting from a single thing can be a fight... or at least a strategy IN the fight.<br />Thank you for this perspective!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-74640883493956974452014-03-11T07:11:13.776-07:002014-03-11T07:11:13.776-07:00Isn't it great to know that God is so glad to ...Isn't it great to know that God is so glad to live in the temple we prepare for Him? Thanks for the encouragement.JoAnne Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736685999963791015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-10018521058410619972014-03-11T06:41:17.915-07:002014-03-11T06:41:17.915-07:00WOnderful reminder - Lent is our time to take back...WOnderful reminder - Lent is our time to take back our temple!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-52684647017424504172014-03-09T11:33:36.694-07:002014-03-09T11:33:36.694-07:00You are absolutely right. In fact, I too am fastin...You are absolutely right. In fact, I too am fasting during Lent, and the fast, for me, is a fight in itself, a fight to regain the territory lost to Satan in my life. This fast is not a passive activity, and I imagine that yours isn't, either. Thanks so much for your enlightening reply. Have a blessed Lenten journey.JoAnne Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736685999963791015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-65226780532973333682014-03-09T08:21:49.070-07:002014-03-09T08:21:49.070-07:00I agree with what you said, but I also find that r...I agree with what you said, but I also find that restricting what I eat, wear, buy, waste, take in through media, etc. can restore be to communion with God. So I find fasting during Lent a wonderful option and practice - one that gives me focus and brings be back to my first Love. <br /><br />Have a blessed weekend.Jill Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919221814694982320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-68776086340110993712014-03-05T09:47:28.089-08:002014-03-05T09:47:28.089-08:00Thanks, Holly. Lent can be such a blessed time of ...Thanks, Holly. Lent can be such a blessed time of renewal. So glad for your encouragement.JoAnne Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736685999963791015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-9988685034870799792014-03-05T09:22:36.088-08:002014-03-05T09:22:36.088-08:00"Lent is when we restore ourselves for God.&q..."Lent is when we restore ourselves for God." That will preach! Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com