One of the traditional disciplines of Lent is FASTING. Fasts are usually associated with things, like giving up food or televison for certain periods of time, but there are many other creative ways that fasting can be used in order to welcome Jesus' healing touch. Here are a few suggestions that have been shared with me:
- Fast from anger and hatred. Give your family an extra dose of love each day.
- Fast from judging others. Before making any judgements, recall how Jesus overlooks our faults.
- Fast from discouragement. Hold onto Jesus' promise that he has a perfect plan for your life.
- Fast from complaining. When you find yourself about to complain, close your eyes and recall some of the little moments of joy Jesus has given you.
- Fast from resentment or bitterness. Work on forgiving those who may have hurt you.
- Fast from spending too much money. Try to reduce your spending by ten percent and give those savings to the poor.
2 comments:
Great reminder about the closeness that can be achieved when we live less for this world and more for God.
The focus of fasting on the "how" clarifies the actions so that fasting can become a meaningful spiritual act no matter what our current situation.
Thanks so much!
Thank you for your ideas on fasting! I was getting tired of giving up wine actually. Perhaps, I can also consider the "Daily Decalogue of Pope John XXlll" as a form of fasting.
Nora
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