Second Time Narrative

Throughout this past week I partook in the practice of Lent for the second time this year. In the past week, I have really tried to follow each rule of Lent with great care and mindfulness. During the actual Lent season, I seem to slack and stray from the purpose of lent due to the repetition every year. This week I have followed every guideline for fasting and abstinence, and this has guided me in the steps of Jesus. Through prayer my family always grows closer, and prayer has been the driving force in this lent experience. Almsgiving is something pretty new to me, being young I never really gave anything of my own to others, but now I try to give back to the community as much as it gives to me. Lent is a familiar tradition for me but through fasting, almsgiving, and prayer this week, I have deepened my faith for future years to come.

Every year I seem to fast less and less on days of obligation, yet I should be following the rules more and more. This changed the past week. I have resisted succumbing to temptations to break the religious law. On Friday, is where my mental toughness was challenged. While my family finished Lent a few weeks ago, I was started for a week again. My family tempting me with a dinner of delicious steak, I resisted and ate just salad and potatoes instead. This experience really helped me realize that all the times I have not followed the guidelines of Lent, I was just being weak and not fully following my faith. I will now practice my faith with a deeper meaning and create a more real Lent season each