I am thinking about Lent. What is the essence of Lent? Hard to express when you are fasting or trying to come up with a metaphor for it. So, let's forget the metaphor and look at a famous quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
"Self-denial is saying only: He goes ahead of us; hold fast to him."
Self-denial is saying only: He goes ahead of us; hold fast to him." Now there is food for thought that I can digest a little. Yes, I am thinking about food again. The best fast, the realest fast is to hold fast to Christ.
Fasting is abstaining or not taking part in anything that stops you from adoring Christ. There is a thought that can redefine me and you.
The best Lenten fast is to hold fast to Christ.
Focus on Him. Hold fast to Him. Fasting is really about communion.
Have you noticed the word is moving? And why am I still thinking about food while thinking about this?
Fasting really is about communion. You have to be broken to be made whole by Him.
"But you, when you fast..." Matt 6:17
"Self-denial is saying only: He goes ahead of us; hold fast to him."
Self-denial is saying only: He goes ahead of us; hold fast to him." Now there is food for thought that I can digest a little. Yes, I am thinking about food again. The best fast, the realest fast is to hold fast to Christ.
Fasting is abstaining or not taking part in anything that stops you from adoring Christ. There is a thought that can redefine me and you.
The best Lenten fast is to hold fast to Christ.
Focus on Him. Hold fast to Him. Fasting is really about communion.
Have you noticed the word is moving? And why am I still thinking about food while thinking about this?
Fasting really is about communion. You have to be broken to be made whole by Him.
"But you, when you fast..." Matt 6:17
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