Fasting is intended to cleanse the body, clear the mind, create some time and space, nourish the spirit, and focus the heart. Prayer is for confession, repentance, turning back to God, and asking for both discernment and courage. -Jim Wallis
As we enter into Holy Week and wrap up Lent, as we head toward Easter and a renewed commitment to resurrection life, I am reminded that our new life in Christ is not about things made easier, but us made better. Not better translated as successful, stronger, faster, but as healed and whole. And this process of being made better is the prayer and fasting process that Wallis speaks of, particularly the courage. Wallis' words are a reminder and a challenge; Easter isn't the end so much as the beginning. Let us enter into Holy Week ready for new life to begin.
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