Lent Journal Topics/Ideas Weeks 1 and 2

Lent Journal: Please have your area that you are giving up and your reason for doing so writing down.

A)

Lent Exercise: visit http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519_1373664,00.html

1) What do you notice about the types of food present at the different tables?

2) What is the difference between the highest price and lowest price of food for 1 week?

3) Does it look like the happiness of the people in the photo is affected by the amount of food they have out?

4) Read: James 1:27

5) What actions is James 1:27 asking us to do?

6) What connection might this have with the "What the world eats" photo's you have just looked at?

B)

1) What has been the hardest thing about Lent so far? Why?

2) Have you had to explain to someone about Lent or what you are doing giving up something? Was it difficult? Did they have questions? How did it feel to have to tell someone about Lent?