Regular contributor Ponty abstained from commenting on blogs and social media during the Lent season. He really stuck with it, too—I didn’t hear a word from here, save for some very good news on on occasion.
The sacrifice of something you enjoy for Lent is an exercise in refocusing your attention on God. By giving up even a small pleasure (or vice), it helps us to reflect on what that “small” thing actually costs. Could it be that small indulgence is a stumbling block to our faith? Could it be keeping us from achieving more valuable and enduring things?
Ponty explores these and other themes in this beautiful post about his Lenten journey. Ponty originally published this piece at FreeSpeechBacklash.com, a site in the broader Portly Politico Multiverse (or maybe The Portly Politico is just a site in the broader FSB Cinematic Universe—who knows?). Graciously, Free Speech Backlash isn’t picky about its writers republishing on other sites, so I’m taking the opportunity to do so here. I think the piece is well worth your time.
With that, here is Ponty with his “Reflections on Lent“:
