Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Today is also the first day of Major League Baseball's Spring Training, as pitchers and catchers reported to camps at noon. Lent ends on Easter Sunday, which this year is celebrated on April 4. That also happens to be the date of baseball's opening night. So, in a crazy alignment of professional baseball scheduling and the liturgical calendar, Spring Training and Lent perfectly overlap in 2010. This made me realize just how much these two seasons of preparation have in common. Without further ado, the top 5 ways Spring Training and Lent are similar:
5. I look forward to them both.
4. We turn our eyes upon Jesus, as well as Jesus.
3. Both are times of intense examination.
2. Both consist of purging what is bad and calling up what is good.
1. Both end with the hope-filled celebration of a new beginning.
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