Lenten Discipline

FAST from judging others, FEAST on Christ dwelling in them.
FAST from emphasis on differences, FEAST or the unity of all life.
FAST from apparent darkness, FEAST on the reality of light.
FAST from thoughts of illness, FEAST on the healing power of God.
FAST from the words that pollute, FEAST on phrases that purify.
FAST from discontent, FEAST on gratitude.
FAST from anger, FEAST on patience.
FAST from worry, FEAST on God’s providence.
FAST from complaining, FEAST on appreciation.
FAST from negatives, FEAST on affirmatives.
FAST from unrelenting pressures, FEAST on unceasing prayer.
FAST from hostility, FEAST on nonresistance.
FAST from bitterness, FEAST on forgiveness.
FAST from self-concern, FEAST on compassion for others.
FAST from personal anxiety, FEAST on eternal truth.
FAST from discouragement, FEAST on hope.
FAST from facts that depress, FEAST on verities that uplift.
FAST from lethargy, FEAST on enthusiasm.
FAST from suspicion, FEAST on truth.
FAST from thoughts that weaken, FEAST on promises that inspire.
FAST from shadows of sorrow, FEAST on the sunlight of serenity.
FAST from idle gossip, FEAST of purposeful silence.
FAST from problems that overwhelm, FEAST on prayer that sustains.

~ Author Unknown ~

Litany Prayer against Self
Adapted from the book, "Prayers for our Times"

Good Lord,
deliver us…

From self-interest
From self-will
From self-indulgence
From self-seeking
From self-importance
From self-satisfaction
From self-opinion
From self-advertisement
From self-assertion
From self-deception
From all self-centeredness
From self-righteousness

Lord,
drive from us all thought of self,
save only that self-respect which is
part of our love for your creation,
through him who lived and died for others,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.

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