Fasting and Feasting - Food for JPIC thought and action

Fasting and Feasting
Lent can be more than a time of fasting. 
It can also be a season of feasting. A time to...
Fast from judging others; feast on Christ living in them. 
Fast from emphasis on differences; feast on the unity of all 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 discontent; feast on gratitude. 
Fast from anger; feast on patience. 
Fast from pessimism; feast on joy. 
Fast from worry; feast on trust. 
Fast from guilt; feast on freedom. 
Fast from complaining; feast on appreciation. 
Fast from negativity; feast on affirmations. 
Fast from stress; feast on self-care. 
Fast from anxiety and fear; feast on faith. 
Fast from hostility; feast on peace. 
Fast from bitterness; feast on forgiveness. 
Fast from self-concern; feast on compassion for others. 
Fast from discouragement; feast on hope. 
Fast from apathy; feast on enthusiasm. 
Fast from suspicions; feast on truth. 
Fast from idle gossip; feast on spreading good news. 
Fast from words that wound; feast on words that heal. 
Fast from talking; feast on listening. 
Fast from thoughts that weaken; feast on promises that inspire. 
Fast from problems that overwhelm us; feast on prayer. 
Fast from everything that separates us from God; 
Feast on everything that draws us to God.
Source: We Dare to Say: Praying for Justice and Peace, eds. Sylvia Skrepichuk and Michel Côté, Novalis
Thank you to Esperanza Donovan, ofs, Immaculate Conception Fraternity, Montreal, for reminding us about this verse.