With Lent being a season traditionally associated with giving something up as we try to identify with the suffering that Jesus experienced on the cross, it can sometimes feel like a chore rather than something we look forward to. A few years ago, I had a mini revelation that got me thinking about Lent in a whole new way. It has to do with the biblical concept of shalom. It’s a multifaceted Hebrew word for ‘peace’ that is rooted in the word ‘shaleim’, which means completion.