a Lenten message for a more meaningful Easter

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


While it is faith that makes all things possible, it is love that makes all things easy.


( as shared by LBI )