Fasting and Feasting

Fasting and Feasting
Fast from judging other; feast on the Christ dwelling in them.
Fast from emphasis on differences; feast on the unity of all 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 phrases 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 order
Fast from complaining; feast on appreciation.
Fast from negatives; feast on affirmatives.
Fast from unrelenting pressures; feast on unceasing prayers.
 
Fast from hostility; feast on non-resistance.  
Fast from bitterness; feast on forgiveness.
Fast from self-concern; feast on compassion for others
Fast from personal anxiety; feast on eternal truth.
 
Fast from discouragement; feast on hope.
Fast from facts that depress; feast on verities that uplift.
Fast from laziness; feast on enthusiasm.
Fast from suspicion; feast on truth.
 
Fast from thoughts that weaken; feast on promises that inspire.
Fast from shadows of sorrow; feast on the sunlight of serenity.
Fast from idle gossip; feast on purposeful silence.
Fast from problems that overwhelm; feast on prayer that undergirds.
 
For “Your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”  (Matthew 6:4)
 
From: Sylvia Akrepichuk and Michel Cote (editors) We Dare to Say: Praying for Justice and Peace.
Ottawa.  Novalis. 2007. Pg 30