Observing Lent

Rob has a challenge regarding Lent.

"Jesus retreated into the wilderness and fasted for forty days to prepare for his ministry. It was for Him a time of contemplation, reflection, and preparation. By observing Lent, most Christians join Jesus on His retreat."

My Challenge

This year I want to challenge myself to read the 4 stories of Jesus as told by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in the New Testament during the 40 days. I have a simple plan to follow that includes daily reading (sans Sundays). It's a simple plan and not difficult. Most days I'll read 2 or 3 chapters.

Your Challenge

I want to challenge everyone to join me in this reading. It'll help keep me accountable to it also. Whether you're Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Agnostic, or Martian, why not take up this challenge also?

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My Response
I'm in - I do need to push away from the Mac and blogline feeds, data lookup and tech gadgets -- things that feed busyness - - to reflect on the goodness of my faith in Christ. As I'm preparing go outside to read today's readings, I immediately reach for the closest PDA to read the passages! Nope, I'm going traditional with the print version.

Resources:
Lent offers us all a very special opportunity to grow in our relationship with God and to deepen our commitment to a way of life, rooted in our baptism. In our busy world, Lent provides us with an opportunity to reflect upon our patterns, to pray more deeply, experience sorrow for what we've done and failed to do, and to be generous to those in need. more here

take the challenge regarding Lent.