It is early Sunday morning and my week of rice and beans is over. After I finish this blog I will eat a cup of yogurt for breakfast, the first breakfast and the first food other than rice and beans that I have eaten in a week. I might even enjoy a cup of tea with honey. I am looking forward to today… Aside from the angry dreams I had my sleep Friday night into Saturday morning, yesterday, my last rice and beans days, was a good day. I felt alert, had energy and generally had a positive outlook on the day. I don’t think anyone watching me would have known that I was concluding the final day of 6-day subsistence living fast eating only 500 calories a day and drinking only water.
I have so many thoughts and reflections running through my mind:
- Breaking the fast on Sunday, the Lord’s Day, was intentional and has deposited a joyous spirit within me…
- Angry dreams, very unusual for me; what might be going on underneath the surface and thoughts God seems to be sharing within me about it…
- The gift of food and delight of variety, I have a better sense of why the Israelites might have grumbled in the desert. I am hoping that Thanksgiving Day has a different, more truly thankful feel to it…
I will flesh these thoughts out possibly today and certainly later this week as I continue this blog for a while. But for now I want to savor my yogurt, send my time in devotionals & prayer, and prepare for worship in a few hours…
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Blessed be the name of the Lord, most high!
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