Tuesday's Morning Glory

Good Morning. It occurred to me this morning that the season of Lent has begun. It began last Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, where we are reminded of "repentance (sackcloth and ashes) and mortality: "You are dust, and to dust you will return" (Gen 3:19). I think it slipped by me since I was not expecting it this early. At any rate, there is something about Lent that always draws me in. I did a little search on Lent and found this, as well as a full history of the Lenten season: "Lent is one of the oldest observations on the Christian calendar. Like all Christian holy days and holidays, it has changed over the years, but its purpose has always been the same: self-examination and penitence, demonstrated by self-denial, in preparation for Easter."(Christianity Today, Christian History 1999. Ted Olsen's "The Beginning of Lent")
I welcome this time of self-reflection, as I find it necessary to align my heart and mind with what Christ did for me. It forces me to think about what things have become "idols" in my life. I need to give up those "idols" which sometimes come about without my knowing. Are there "idols" that you need to give up? I pray that as we get closer to Easter, the LORD will help each of us to lay down our "idols" and pick up the Cross that He had to bare.
"Why do the nations say,
'Where is their God?'
Our God is in heaven;
he does whatever pleases him.
But their idols are silver and gold,
made by the hands of men.
They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but they cannot see;
they have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but they cannot smell;
they have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but they cannot walk;
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them."
Psalm 115:2-8
"The LORD remembers us and will bless us:
He will bless the house of Israel,
he will bless the house of Aaron,
he will bless those who fear the LORD--
small and great alike."
Psalm 115:12&13