Giving up sarcasm for Lent
40 blogs of Lent: Day 1
Coffee
It is Lent, that traditional time for giving things up. I will probably be taking up sleeping for Lent, but this is a consequence, not part of the plan. What I am doing is giving up caffeine, and as someone who drinks americano with a shot of espresso in order to stay awake when writing blogs, I foresee falling asleep blogging will become part of my lifestyle over the next six and a half weeks.
Sarcasm, really?
Giving things up for Lent is not an end in itself. It is part of spiritual discipline in preparation for Easter. To that end I am attempting something positive: Giving up sarcasm. Yes, really. There is a positive side to this, where I would use irony, including sarcasm, I am going to attempt saying something positive and kind instead.
Blogging
As in previous Lents, I will also be challenging myself to blog on each of the fast days, that is the days that are not Sundays. Where I am blogging on a Sunday, such as Palm Sunday, it will be a transferred day, the Saturday becoming blog free. The subject this year will be more of Matthew’s Gospel, chapters 10 to 13, or as far as I get in the time, and then a separate series for Holy Week. Monday blogs will continue to be about what happened in church the previous Sunday.
This is the first of the 40. Only 39 to go.
Making an ass of myself 
Never. I don’t think you can last 40 days without sarcasm. Coffee maybe. Well done for trying and for highlighting the issues.
Hi John
I didn’t choose something that would be easy, where’s the challenge in that?
I am giving up talking unless really necessary. Can’t take anything up as some recommend just no free time.. However did just spend a couple of hours telling God all about it. Not a one sided conversation He did give me directions… Blessings
That sounds even more challenging than mine.
God Bless you.