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Fasting and Feasting

Lent / Prayer / Quotes

Fasting and Feasting

Fast from discontent; feast on thankfulness. Fast from worry; feast on trust. Fast from anger; feast on patience. Fast from self-concern; feast on compassion for others. Fast from unrelenting pressures; feast on unceasing prayers. Fast from bitterness; feast on forgiveness. Fast from discouragement, feast on hope. Fast from media hype, feast on the honesty of...

Don’t Play God

Countercultural / Healing / Identity / Nancy Ward

Don’t Play God

“When we turn to the Lord we get closer to the Lord. It doesn’t mean we’ve given up or given in. It means we won’t play God,” wrote Fr. Alfonse in his blog. This friend of mine encourages us to trust God more than our own understanding, our own resources, our own desires and expectations....