When thinking about Lent, we often think about sacrifices like giving up chocolate and not eating meat on Fridays. Even though Lent is a solemn time when we focus on the sacrifice of Christ, there’s another way we can think about Lent: spring cleaning for our spirit.
It’s amazing how much clutter we can gather. We can clean and organize, but dirt and clutter always comes back. It’s not necessarily anyone’s fault; it just happens. It happens naturally to everyone and that’s why many people participate in the yearly ritual of spring cleaning. But the collection of dirt and clutter doesn’t happen only in our homes; it also happens in our lives in the form of bad habits. These bad habits clutter our minds, distract us, and keep us from focusing on our true goal of life with Christ.
The Church encourages us during this season to pray, fast, and give alms to help us maximize our spiritual spring cleaning. Let’s look at each one and think about how they can apply to our lives this Lent:
