Fasting and Feasting During Lent`

Here's a wonderful way to keep a Holy Lent, by William Arthur Ward:

    •    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 strengthens.