Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
How about if this day in Lent we fast from lethargy. Focus on what gives you enthusiasm for life.
Jesus was always telling his disciples, “Fear not.” So let’s fast from anxiety, fear and worry. God’s goodness permeates our lives. So let us trust in the goodness of the Divine. What a great Lenten practice!
On this First Sunday in Lent, let’s fast from discouragement, and trust that the good that we do matters.
This Saturday in Lent is a good day to fast from pessimism, and negativity. Be hopeful in your outlook on life.
Today’s suggestion for Lent is: Fast from judging others. Remember how God overlooks our faults, and then remember Pope Francis’s words, “Who am I to judge?”
In today’s first reading from Joel we are asked, Even now, says our God, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. There are many more ways to fast that could actually be more meaningful that limiting our consumption of… Continue Reading “Ash Wednesday”
If I had my life to live over again, I would ask that not a thing be changed, but that my eyes be opened wider. – Jules Renard
Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care. – Marcus J. Borg, Conflict, Holiness, and Politics
Oh, I am in awe of the maker of galaxies and geese, stars and starfish, mercury and men (male and female) . . . . Sometimes it is the humble awe of knowing that ultimately I belong to God, to the Maker whose thumb… Continue Reading “We Belong to the Maker of the Stars and Starfish”