Archive for 'Fasting'

Jul200707

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The Proper Time to Fast

Matthew 9: 14-17
Gn 27:1-5.15-29 / Ps 135
The days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then, they will fast.
(Matthew 9:15)
Death on the cross was the price
That Jesus paid for our sins . . .
Now that we’re renewed in Christ
Why put ‘old wine’ into ‘new wineskins’?
The disciples of John came and [...]

Feb200723

Momong

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On Fasting and Feasting

Matthew 9: 14-15
Is 58:1-9 / Ps 51
Can the wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is with them?
(Matthew 9:15)
If we must go hungry for a day,
Recall that Christ fasted for 40 days.
The “Bridegroom” has been ‘taken away’,
So why not fast a little today?
The disciples of John came to Jesus, saying, “Why do we and the [...]