It wasn't easy, we chose the sun up till sun down fast. So I woke up extra early and cooked myself one egg for the day. I managed to gobble it down in time to beat sunrise. Then the spiritual exercise began.
Hunger pains! I mean are you kidding me, do I really know what a hunger pain is? I could surely go several days without eating and still survive. Nonetheless I did have some sort of pain I normally medicate with twinkies or something of that nature.
Using these pains as reminders to lift up prayer for myself, Court and our friends was pretty awesome during the day. It was a hectic day, and I found myself needing to pray quite a bit.
It was nice to have others to pray for. It reminded me I was not alone, and it helped me to focus on the bigger picture instead of just myself. I was glad to eat though. I was hungrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry!
3 comments:
Fasting is one of those things that we never really "get" until we do it. And even at that we still don't get it on a whole other level. Ryan, mu hunch is that others would join in the fast if asked or given the opportunity. Just a thought...Mike
faydra says you're a wuss if you don't fast overnight because the hardest part is trying to go to sleep hungry. i'm just the messenger.
kevin
faydra calling me a wuss, that makes me laugh. ha, ha, ha!
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