Sunday, April 23, 2000

Lent Fasting and Feasting

In the "New Covenant" made by our Creator God with humanity, as reported in Jeremiah 31:31-34, every human being can know God from within - because the Holy Spirit is revealing our Creator to all who are willing to know the Lord and trust in Him. We can still help each other along the way; so may you be pleased to find here a variety of helps to the life of faith in God through Jesus Christ. G.S.

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Lent Fasting and Feasting


Lent is more than a time of fasting; it can also be a joyous season of feasting.  

Lent is a time to fast from certain things, and to feast on others.
 
Fast from Judging others
         Feast on the Christ dwelling in them 
Fast from Emphasis on differences
         Feast on the Unity of life
Fast from Apparent darkness
         Feast on the Reality of light
 
Fast from Thoughts of illness
         Feast on the Healing power of God
Fast from Words that pollute
         Feast on Words that purify
Fast from Discontent
         Feast on Gratitude
 
Fast from Anger
         Feast on Patience
Fast from Pessimism
         Feast on Optimism
Fast from Worry
         Feast on Divine Providence
 
Fast from Complaining
         Feast on Appreciation
Fast from Negatives
         Feast on Affirmatives
Fast from Unrelenting pleasures
         Feast on Unceasing prayer
 
Fast from Hostility
         Feast on Peace
Fast from Bitterness
         Feast on Forgiveness
Fast from Self-concern
         Feast on Compassion for others
 
Fast from Personal Anxiety
         Feast on Trust
Fast from Discouragement
         Feast on Hope
Fast from Acts that tear down
         Feast on Acts which build up
 
Fast from Thoughts that weaken
         Feast on Promises that inspire
Fast from Idle gossip
         Feast on Purposeful silence
Fast from problems which overwhelm
         Feast on Prayer that undergirds 
 

William Arthur Ward

(American author, teacher and pastor, 1921 -1994



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In the "New Covenant" made by our Creator God with humanity, as reported in Jeremiah 31:31-34, every human being can know God from within - because the Holy Spirit is revealing our Creator to all who are willing to know the Lord and trust in Him. We can still help each other along the way; so may you be pleased to find here a variety of helps to the life of faith in God through Jesus Christ. G.S.

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