Every year as Ash Wednesday approaches, there are always some people who decide to give up social media for Lent. Here's some food for thought.
For those of you giving up Facebook and other social media for Lent, would you give up talking to your friends and neighbours for Lent? Would you avoid opportunities to share your faith with others for Lent? Would you shut off communications with those who might really benefit from your encouragement, sympathy, and sense of humour as a way of mortifying what is unsanctified in yourself? Is that really what you intend to do? If so, please consider fasting from something else. We need each other, and for those who are somewhat or actually isolated, this is their way of being in community.
May the Lord increase the fruits of your justice this Lent and strengthen you by His grace to follow in His footsteps.
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