{"id":16603,"date":"2014-02-23T22:51:59","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T03:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kathyschiffer\/?p=16603"},"modified":"2015-01-16T05:12:26","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T10:12:26","slug":"lent-with-legs-let-mercy-in-the-city-transform-your-lent-with-an-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kathyschiffer\/2014\/02\/lent-with-legs-let-mercy-in-the-city-transform-your-lent-with-an-action-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"LENT WITH LEGS: Let \u201cMercy in the City\u201d Transform Your Lent With an Action Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

How can you offer sacrifices during Lent?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can drop a 10-spot into the collection plate<\/strong> on Sunday morning, and walk away feeling smug.<\/p>\n

Or you can \u201cfeed the hungry\u201d<\/em> <\/strong>by sharing your tuna sandwich with a homeless man, \u201cclothe the naked\u201d<\/strong> <\/em>by purging your closet of seldom worn clothing, and \u201cgive drink to the thirsty\u201d<\/em> <\/strong>by volunteering to offer cool bottled water to runners in New York City\u2019s Half-Marathon.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 \u00a0 * \u00a0 \u00a0 * \u00a0 \u00a0 * \u00a0 \u00a0 *<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Kerry Weber , a Mercy Associate and managing editor of America<\/em> magazine, chose the latter course.<\/strong> She did all of these things, and more\u2014and tells the story in her new book, Mercy in the City: How to Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Visit the Imprisoned, and Keep Your Day Job<\/a>\"\".<\/em><\/p>\n

As Lent approached, the young, single New Yorker<\/strong> resolved to practice the Corporal Works of Mercy as she went about her daily life. Her stories of sacrifice on the subway, of volunteering at a Catholic Worker Movement house in the city, of sleeping in a church basement with a dozen homeless men, thrill with their bold simplicity.<\/p>\n

One of the humorous Lenten challenges<\/strong> Weber confronted, as a Catholic who was both single and single-minded, was dating during Lent. She talked about planning a first date with a young man she\u2019d met on-line. Choosing a restaurant for dinner was problematic since Kerry had given up alcohol and sweets for Lent, while her date had given up coffee, soda and all desserts.<\/p>\n

I tend to live a lazy Lent,<\/strong> afraid to make a big commitment for fear of failure. I was inspired by Weber\u2019s commitment to a vigorous Lenten regimen\u2014and I realized that I must, this year, do more.<\/p>\n

Mercy in the City<\/a>\"\"<\/em> is a slim volume,<\/strong> easily readable. It will inspire you, I know, as it has inspired me\u2014to grow in faith and generosity.<\/p>\n

Lent starts on Wednesday, March 5: \u00a0Bring it on!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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