The great gift of Easter is hope – Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake.” — Basil C. Hume

Blessed are those to whom Easter is not a hunt…
but a find;
not a greeting…
but a proclamation;
not an outward fashion…
but inward grace;
not a day…
but an eternity.
Anderson

Lent is a time for fasting but also a season for joyous feasting!

During Lent, the church calls on us to fast from certain things and feast on others

Fast from judging others….feast on 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 God’s healing power,

Fast from works 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… feat on unceasing prayers.

Fast from hospitality…. Feast on nonresistance

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 facts that depress… feast on truths that uplift

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 sunlight of serenity

Fast from idle gossip… feast on purposeful silence.

LENT – Path of Blessing

Fast from pessimism; feast on optimism.
Fast from criticism; feast on praise.
Fast from self-pity; feast on joy.
Fast from bitterness; feast on forgiveness.
Fast from idle gossip; feast on purposeful silence.
Fast from jealousy; feast on love.
Fast from discouragement; feast on hope.
Fast from complaining; feast on appreciation.
Fast from selfishness; feast on service.
Fast from fear; feast on faith.
Fast from anger; feast on patience.
Fast from self-concern; feast on compassion for others.
Fast from discontent; feast on gratitude.