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A Different Perspective on Fasting for Lent
We have chosen to fast,
Not with ashes but with actions.
Not with sackcloth but in sharing.
Not in thoughts but in deeds.
We will give up our abundance,
To share with the hungry.
We will give up our comfort,
To house the destitute.
We give up our fashions,
To see the naked clothed.
We will share where others hoard,
Free where others oppress,
And heal where others harm.
Then God’s light will break upon us,
We will be called repairers of broken walls,
Welcomed at God’s banquet table.