Currently Listening Mockingbird By Derek Webb A King & A Kingdom see related

With the Lenten season upon us I have decided to fast from presidential voting for the next 40 days. I'm glad that I got my fill of it today.

Actually, that brings me to the three topics I wish to speak of today:

• We now have internet at home again! For a long time I have either used the internet at my grandma's house or at the library, but we hooked up the DSL modem last night at our house and I got to surfing and updating. The computer is in my room which means I'll have to set some rules with myself about not staying up until all hours of the night (ahem) when I should instead be doing homework (Ahem) since I have been blessed to be able to return to school (aHEM!).
  
• I voted today. A sense of patriotism and civic responsibility lingered briefly into the afternoon. My lunch break at work was enough time to drive back to my old polling location, cast my ballot, and submit a change of address form so that I can vote down the street from my house instead of halfway across town - though I always enjoy the drive through that neighborhood... "Memories..." ♪
  
  Back at my desk after working I also listened to one of my infrequently listened to favorite artists: Derek Webb. It was the song A King & A Kingdom from his album Mockingbird. A good song and a good album. Lots of praying, reading, and listening to do.
  
  Lord, you're so much bigger than me - your thoughts encapsulate those of so many. You see these dreams and hopes, those tears and wails, and You never flinch away in apathy or pity. You love. May I be an answer to prayers, Father, reaching out in the name of Jesus. All glory to You Father, for you are worthy!
  
• Lent. If asked, I would probably most identify myself with more evangelical/charismatic doctrine, but as with some Orthodox Christian practices I am intrigued by the observance of Lent. Being raised Catholic as young children, my siblings and I observed Lent with the juvenile declarations of abstinence from broccoli, homework, or some other youthful luxury. The lack of these temporarily disallowed items would most certainly draw us closer to God and show our devotion to Him through our forbearance. *cough*
  
  Either anywho (which in retrospect was likely my favorite phrase in the 8th grade), one aspect of having the mind of Christ is self-denial.

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 
who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery
to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation,
taking the form of a bondservant,
and coming in the likeness of men.
Philippians 2:5-7