I've been bothered lately by the apparent lack of sacrifice in my Lenten devotion. Since I knew I would be student teaching, I didn't want to go as hard-core this Lent as had been typical in the past. However, I think it became an excuse for me to demand little of myself, despite its well-intentioned beginning.
Today I heard the story of priest who once said that 40 days was just long enough for us to fail. The point being that Lent is time for us to focus on putting forth our very best so that when we fail we come to more fully acknowledge that, even with our best efforts, we are desperately in need of God's grace, and, when it comes down to it, we are nothing without Him.
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