Lent is often seen as a time of sacrifice – of “giving up” something in order to fill ourselves with our relationship with God. But life this year that has felt at times exhausting and hard, and lots of people have said that they feel like just giving up – from real mental health crises to funny tweets. After a year like that, instead of giving up what brings you joy or helps you cope (chocolate, coffee, social media), let’s give up the things that hurt us, in order to truly bring us closer to God and God’s abundant life offered in Christ.
