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One exceptionally busy
year, Ash Wednesday sneaked up on me utterly unprepared. I woke up that
morning, suddenly realizing what day it was.
Being too early - Before Coffee - my brain was still in the mushy pre-caffeine state.
What should I be fasting from?.... What should I be fasting from?
Since nothing was coming to
my mind, I had enough sense to throw the question at God, asking Him if there
might be something - anything - He would like me to give up for Lent that year...
Then I jumped out of bed –
by now we were already running late for school – quickly forgetting all about
the Lent and my question, until I got back home to the peace and quiet and the
second cup of coffee to enjoy...
That’s when I noticed that
my beautiful lima-green iPod earbuds were… gone!
With
them, gone was my peace, quiet,
and the anticipated enjoyment of the second cup of java, which sat abandoned on the
kitchen counter, turning cold and bitter.
It wasn’t
until late that afternoon, having circled my bike route on foot three times,
that I finally conceded.
I was both
resentful and mystified….
I felt my
earbuds were taken from me without my consent. I definitely do not like my
things taken from me without my consent. It’s called stealing. But, it's hard to pin that on God, since I am quick to profess that He owns it all anyway.
But, even
more than that, I was baffled.
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