Here are some thoughts from Isaiah 58: "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?"
Throughout the season of Lent, it's important to Sarah and me to remember why we fast. Fasting can take on many forms--it isn't necessarily refraining from food. To us, Lent is a time to remember what it is we're actually doing here on earth, to push the reset button, and to renew our committment to justice for the oppressed and food for the hungry and shelter for the homeless. When these forty days of Lent end, Sarah and I will celebrate Easter with a renewed passion for taking care of our kids at Sovietsk.
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