Saint Patrick's Online: Lent

It's a bit late for Lent 2007, but good advice for any season of living.

LENT: Fast From; Feast On

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 phrases 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 order.
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 discouragements; feast on hope.
Fast from facts that depress; feast on verities that uplift.
Fast from lethargy; feast on enthusiasm.
Fast from thoughts that weaken; feast on promises that inspire.
Fast from shadows of sorrow; feast on the sunlight of serenity.
Fast from idle gossip; feast on purposeful silence.
Fast from problems that overwhelm; feast on prayer that undergirds.

—William Arthur Ward (American author, teacher and pastor, 1921-1994.)

Comments

I send a hardy, happy hello to Our St. Patrick's community. We miss all of you very much. This summer we intend to move back and be "home" with all of you. I know our Lord will guide us for a safe, joyous, happy return.

Please keep in touch and please feel free to visit my myspace devoted to The Rosary.

Your brother in Christ Jesus & His Most Blessed Mother,
Jimmy (The Rosary Man) Dacey

Posted by: Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr | January 18, 2008 at 01:11 PM

Posted by: Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr | January 18, 2008 at 01:12 PM

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