Mining our hearts

It is tempting to grab an idea from the Internet on how to live a Holy Lent. I catch myself saying What a good idea. I'll do that!

So many good ideas 

On how to live

A Holy Lent;

So many good ideas

Yet the best one

For me

For you

Must be mined

From the heart.

So tempting

To refrain from meat

When one is already

A vegetarian;

So tempting

To give up chocolate

When one does not have

A sweet tooth;

So tempting

To proclaim to the world

Our holiness

When really

We have barely begun

To walk that path.

We have each

Barely begun.                                

So many good ideas

Yet we must each

Mine our own hearts.