Feasting & Fasting

Pastor Sean prepares us as we approach the season of Lent. Sean reminds us that this season is about more than just intentional fasting, but intentional feasting. As people of faith, we are challenged to hold both in balance and to not slide more fully into one or the other.

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Matthew 9: 10-26

“I felt in my bones, first that this world does not explain itself.… Second, I came to feel as if magic must have a meaning, and meaning must have some one to mean it. There was something personal in the world, as in a work of art.… Third, I thought this purpose beautiful in its old design, in spite of its defects, such as dragons. Fourth, that the proper form of thanks to it is some form of humility and restraint: we should thank God for beer and Burgundy by not drinking too much of them.…

And last, and strangest, there had come into my mind a vague and vast impression that in some way all good was a remnant to be stored and held sacred out of some primordial ruin.”

— G.K. Chesterton

Reflection

In light of Pastor Sean’s naming of Lent as a time of “Joyous Lament”, take some time to prayerfully pause and consider how God might be uniquely calling you to fast in this season, while also recognizing the blessedness of feast days along the journey.

If you haven’t already done so, consider how you might connect with one of our new Lenten Groups which are beginning.

Sean shared a few simple suggestions to get started. Perhaps they will prompt your own faithful observance of this transformative season:

• Keep a journal of celebration

• Pay attention to rhythms

• Walk and get the sun in your eyes

• Reject cynicism