Lenten Litany on Fasting and Feasting

03-03-2024Pastor's CornerVery Rev. Robert J. Deehan, VF

Fast from judging others ● Feast on seeing Christ within them.
Fast from emphasis on differences. ● Feast on the unity of life.
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 complaining ● Feast on appreciation.
Fast from negatives ● Feast on affirmatives.
Fast from unrelenting pressures ● Feast on unceasing prayer.
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 lethargy ● 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 sincerity.
Fast from idle gossip ● Feast on purposeful silence.
Fast from problems that overwhelm ● Feast on prayer that undergirds.
Fast from instant gratification ● Feast on self-denial.
Fast from worry ● Feast on divine providence and trust in God.
Fast from sin ● Feast on the abundance of God’s mercy.

(Adapted from text of William Arthur Ward - American author, teacher and pastor, 1921-1994)

God bless you!

Fr. Bob