Tuesday before Ash Wednesday

 

Mardi Gras

Today is Mardi Gras or also known as Fat Tuesday.

It is a day in which we consume as much as we can before we start the season of Lent.

At first it seems to make a lot of sense, because Lent is a time of prayer and fasting;

A time of self denial.

The only problem is for many people in the United States and other countries, everyday is Mardi Gras.

We have become a consumer society 24/7.

We consume everything from food to fashion to gadgets.

We consume alcohol, drugs, and sex.

We even consume relationships.

What we fail to see is that the consumer is the one really being consumed.

Our cravings in reality are consuming us!

Lent is a time of physical, emotional and spiritual freedom.

Through Prayer, Fasting and Self Denial we take back control of our life and are no longer consumed by our cravings, addictions and desires.

This Lent consume as much Prayer, Fasting and Self Denial as one can and at Easter you will experience your own resurrection.