It's kinda cool that the Olympics are going on during Lent. I was watching a story about American speed-skater Apollo Ohno showing his rigorous training leading up to these games as well as the investment he's made in his sport since he was a child. It is truly remarkable.
Lent is like the spiritual Olympics for an audience of ONE where we practice the disciplines of prayer, fasting & almsgiving in an extraordinary & intense way. Yes, we're called to that life 365/24/7 but even Jesus was led into the desert by the Holy Spirit for 40 days & often got away for intense times with His Father. Check out the quote from Corinthians below about our call to "strict training".
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. W
Well, I do not run aimlessly, I do not box as one beating the air; but I pommel my body and subdue it, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified."
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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