Why do I do something new instead of giving something up for lent
Our faith life is like an instrument. It must be tuned from time to time in order to work properly. This can be done in many different ways. We can pray, attend mass, have a faith-based deep conversation with a friend, spend time in nature, or many other things that glorify the greatness of God. We can not simply allow our instrument to collect dust, or it will become out of tune and when that happens then we become our own tune for God's plan for us. Instead, we must actually practice our instrument and keep it tuned up so that we can spread the music to the world around us.