I’m relatively new to the concept of Lent. I didn’t grow up in any liturgical churches so basically Easter snuck up on me as a kid. These days, I have come to appreciate the season of Lent and taking time to prepare for what Easter Sunday truly means.

I know that stores have already switched over to Easter a few weeks ago. I walked into a Hallmark store and there were Easter bunnies and decorations galore. I’m sure all the Easter candy has hit the shelves as well. But for me, I need time to process all that went down between Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. I need to remember that it was all for me.

I believe that Jesus died with all believers in mind, but I also believe that if any one of us had been the only one, He still would have died for that one. God’s infinite love for each of us is such that He loves us each as if we were the only ones to love.

So for the next 40 days, I will be taking a social media break. That means no Facebook, no Instagram, no Twitter (or X as it’s now called), no Threads. Hopefully, I can use that extra free time in contemplation and worship, in seeking God’s face and in giving thanks for all His good gifts, especially for the one that culminates on Easter Sunday.

“Come, my Light,
and illumine my darkness.
Come, my Life,
and revive me from death.
Come, my Physician,
and heal my wounds.
Come, Flame of divine love,
and burn up the thorns of my sins,
kindling my heart
with the flame of thy love” (Dimitrii of Rostov).