Checking In

So it's been two weeks or so since I've given up pop (not soda) as well as Xbox for Lent. It's been tough on both fronts, which is the intended goal of the Lenten sacrifice.

I tend to keep my faith quiet and close to the chest, except when talking about idiot preachers blaming earthquake victims for the natural disaster on them, so a few folk were shocked that I'd commit to this.

I have not the sacrifice thing for a while, and I'd be lying if part of the reason wasn't secular, health on the pop removal and time/focus reasons for Xbox.

But the pop sacrifice really grabbed my attention; how hard it was to give up, how much I would want a Pepsi and have to say no. From a Christian pov, the Lenten sacrifice is meant to give us a glimpse at the sacrifice our deity made.

While denying myself caffeinated sugar water really can't compare to needlessly dying as an innocent, the constant, everyday denial is giving me the closest glimpse of the Christ sacrifice I've had.

I still order a large meatball sub every Friday, though. That habit I picked up at a Catholic college doesn't die easily...