"so what'd you give up?" Invariably we hear the ubiquitous: sweets, chocolate, junk food, cursing... and so many non-observers of Lent leave their knowledge at this. So what of this "giving stuff up" business that is the first thing "muggles" think of Lent? Are we masochists? Are we glorying in our own martyrdom, so that everyone can see what devout Christians we are? I never like to think that Lent is about "giving up." Giving up implies sacrifice, yes, but it also implies resignation. Why would we ever want to give up? Give up on our faith? Give up on our convictions? Why not come at Lent stronger, more willing to take on the challenges of this beautiful time - a way of NOT giving up. Lent is not a season of deprivation. It is a season of sacrifice, but that is not its focus. Lent is so, so much more. In Lent we remember. We remember those 40 days that Christ spent being tempted and tested by the fallen angel Lucifer; w