Giving it up for Lent

Earlier this week, Nan talked about giving up social media for Lent. That got me thinking. Traditionally, Lent has been a time to give up, for forty days, something that probably isn’t so good for you, or something that’s been weighing you down. According to the website Vox: “Lent…is more about recognizing and embracing one’s mortality, and acknowledging the sinfulness that marks earthly life. Since Christians believe that Jesus’s resurrection foreshadows the resurrection and renewal of the w...