tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689220647977008200.post2806350744433975177..comments2023-10-09T05:36:50.495-07:00Comments on In Love Himself: The Beginning of LentBillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718837086000788837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689220647977008200.post-25126652507858063192011-03-25T09:51:26.452-07:002011-03-25T09:51:26.452-07:00Hi George,
I think we should abstain from things ...Hi George, <br />I think we should abstain from things other than food as well. Facebook is something I've done twice to give me more time for spiritual/more important earthly things. <br /><br />Your one sentence says "fasting shoudl not be seen as pleasing to God, but a way to draw us closer to Christ." I guess I would say to that that drawing closer to Christ is pleasing to God and therefore fasting is pleasing to God. Of course, if you fast simply for the sake of fasting, and do not remember Christ's sacrifice or use your time for his Kingdom, than you're just hungry.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718837086000788837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689220647977008200.post-90318637066083047452011-03-24T09:08:29.815-07:002011-03-24T09:08:29.815-07:00The BCP lays out a place to start for practicing d...The BCP lays out a place to start for practicing discipline. In the front section of the BCP it contains the section on Fasting/Abstinence. It states we should fast for the forty days of Lent under the Lesser Fast section, but it suggests fasting on Fridays should be the minimum. From what I have seen the latter has become more the norm in the Anglo-Catholic tradition rather than the former. The great experience of fasting is every time you think you about eating meat you remember Christ's Sacrifice for the whole world. Fasting should not be seen as pleasing to God, but a way to draw us closer to Christ. <br /><br />The only reason i assume meat as to what some one is abstaining from is this is the practice from the early Church and it impacts the person throughout the entire day rather than periodically. Just some thoughts I 'd share. <br /><br />I enjoyed the post and I am looking forward to more.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402467584294418765noreply@blogger.com