What I Learned from Silence During Lent

by Heidi Reynolds

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I don’t know about you, but as a Christian when I head into the Lenten season, I always have the big question in my mind “What am I going to give up this year for Lent?” When I was young, I remember everyone giving up chocolate or some other sweet treat. As an adult I hear more about people giving up coffee or social media. 

This year as my family attended Ash Wednesday service I still had not come up with a solid thing to give up. The pastor invited us to a time of prayer where we would seek God and ask a simple question: “God, what would you like me to take away or add to my life during this Lenten season in order to draw closer to you?” As I prayed, I felt like I heard God say,