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Kristi Maulden loves a good mystery.
Some of her favorite authors are Deborah Crombie, Faye Kellerman and Aaron Elkins — each a masterful yarn-spinner. But Maulden will have to keep them all on a shelf come Wednesday. She's giving them up for Lent.
Plainly put, Lent is the Christian season beginning with Ash Wednesday and culminating with Easter. As it's traditionally a period of fasting and penitence, many folks equate it with a time to relinquish habits or make a change in their lives. So, from Ash Wednesday through April 4, it will be more "substantial" fare for Maulden, a pastor at Trinity Episcopal Church.
For instance, she'll lead a weekly group discussion through Lent on "The Last Week," a book about Jesus Christ's final days on Earth. A time of introspection and prayer, Lent prepares for the celebration of Christ's resurrection, said Rector Steve McKee of Trinity Episcopal. Over time, people have associated Lent with giving up something in their lives, which kept them focused on readying for Easter.
Often, people give up something such as eating chocolate, smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol, he said. Diann Stapleton, who's Catholic, already knows what she's giving up. Well, "maybe not so much give up something but to give something," said Stapleton, who sees Lent as a new beginning — an invitation from God to slow down and be more in tune with the little miracles that enter our lives on a daily basis.
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