The Journey of Feasting and Fasting

Just as a sprawling dinner table ornamented with mouth-watering delights points us to the coming kingdom of God, so too when we do not eat and do not drink for the sake of the body's sanctity or health. Just as mission and vocation and good work bring us to life with creative energy and meaning and purpose, so too days and seasons of slow, quiet rest and no work. Long days of empty schedules and quiet hours when there is nowhere to be and nothing to get done and no need to get out of the house or hustle but to simply sit and be before God. The cultural script is if it feels good it's important to do it. If you