Thinking back on all the years of Lent, I have given up the
same exact thing every single year. Pop. Or as some of you may know it, soda. But giving up pop didn’t make me appreciate
God more, it made me appreciate pop more. And even worse was that as soon as Lent was
over, I would indulge in pop more than I normally would, and that was
encouraged. Now that I am older and hopefully a little bit wiser, I can appreciate what the Lenten season tries to accomplish. It is more about self-control and learning to
live without the non-essentials. Giving
up what’s harmful to us and better ourselves as a people. But every Easter I see people spoil themselves
with alcohol and candy thinking they just survived the Holocaust. Maybe instead of giving up pop and candy, we should give up hypocrisy.
This week’s comic is about the joys of simplicity. Enjoy.
