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.)
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
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 01:12 PM