a few days ago i heard a man speaking on the radio about fasting. taking verses from isaiah, he made it very clear that fasting is not something we bring to God as a clocked out time sheet. "here it is. now you owe me." it is a time that we recognize that we are so minuscule that our physical self needs to be united with our spirit. i liked what he said. isaiah 58 described God's ideal fast and what could happen if the israelites choose to live that way. practically a restoration of God's original plan.
he reminded me of the sabbatical and the year of jubilee. a glimpse into the heart of God. a God who shows compassion and care or all humanity- the God i want to serve.
it is too easy for me [americans] to get caught up in the politics of christianity and the church, when in reality, all we are asked is to "act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with [our] God."
Lord,
let my focus always be your divine plan for humanity- peace, justice, love and mercy.
vienna
Hmmm,
ReplyDeleteI see you have begun blogging too. . .
Very nice, I like.
Also, thoughtful words on fasting. I remember I wrote about it a while back too.
Looking forward to more fuzz -- interested to see how it will be rosy-minded. :)