Though difficult to see, the limitations of Lent are actually essential to a life of freedom! Our decisions to curtail consumption set us free to hunger and thirst for God. As we rein in patterns of self-absorption and vanity, we are liberated to encounter his love in the face of the other. And when we commit ourselves to intentional rhythms of prayer, we learn to hear his voice speaking through the chaos and noise of our daily lives.

Inhabit (a devotional journal for Lent by Dwell)