Holy Thursday

Here it is, Holy Thursday, and I am not feeling very "Lenten". I don't know why, but for some reason I have just not thrown myself into the Lenten experience this year. I think maybe it has something to do with having several really powerful, spiritual, anxious Lents over the last 10 years or so. I guess Lent can be experienced more than one way and so I am going to go with that. I do realize that I have not been investing in my relationship with God as much as I should/could. I am so thankful for God's grace and mercy and that He does not give up on me. Similarly, I feel as though I have not been investing in my relationships here on Earth as consistently as I would like. Sometimes I get in these ruts of just working, coming home, making dinner and then going to bed. I don't call or otherwise reach out to friends and family. Lately, I have barely been on facebook or email or even this blog. Yikes. Luckily, I can fix all of these issues and am looking forward to four days in a row of seeing friends and family, starting tonight. And I am going to try and be more mindful of the sacrifice that was made for me through Jesus Christ on the cross.