LENT: FEAST AND FAST

FEAST on Christ dwelling in others
	FAST from judging them.
FEAST on the unity of all life
	FAST from emphasizing differences.
FEAST on the reality of light
	FAST from apparent darkness.
FEAST on the healing power of God
	FAST from thoughts of illness.
FEAST on phrases that purify
	FAST from words that pollute.
FEAST on thankfulness
	FAST from discontent.
FEAST on patience
	FAST from irritability.
FEAST on promise
	FAST from pessimism.
FEAST on God's fidelity
	FAST from personal anxiety.
FEAST on appreciation
	FAST from complaining.
FEAST on affirmation
	FAST from gossip.
FEAST on unceasing prayer
	FAST from unrelenting pressures.
FEAST on nonresistance
	FAST from hostility.
FEAST on reconciliation
	FAST from bitterness.
FEAST on compassion for others
	FAST from self-centeredness.
FEAST on divine order
	FAST from worry.
FEAST on hope
	FAST from discouragement.
FEAST on realities that encourage
	FAST from facts that depress.
FEAST on enthusiasm
	FAST from apathy.
FEAST on truth
	FAST from doubt and suspicion.
FEAST on dreams that inspire
	FAST from thoughts that weaken.
FEAST on sunlight of serenity
	FAST from shadows of sadness.
FEAST on purposeful solitude
	FAST from meaningless chatter.
FEAST on prayer that sustains
	FAST from problems that overwhelm.

May FEAST AND FAST be not just for 40 days, but become a way of
life for each of us.                                                              ~,

A Blessed Lent!