Set aside some time to read these lines in a contemplative manner. Pay attention to which word or phrase jumps out at you. Let that word or phrase work in you throughout the day.
Maybe post this somewhere in your home, reading it at different times to see what else emerges for you during the week. Each week we will offer a new set of lines from this poem.
Fast from judging others;
Feast on the Christ indwelling them.
Fast from emphasis on differences;
Feast on the unity of all life.
Fast from words that pollute;
Feast on phrases that purify.
Fast from idle gossip;
Feast on purposeful silence.
From "A Lenten Prayer" by William Arthur Ward