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 words that pollute;
Feast on phrases that purify.
Fast from discontent;
Feast on gratitude.
Fast from discouragement;
Feast on hope.
Fast from facts that depress;
Feast on truths that uplift.
From "A Lenten Prayer" by William Arthur Ward