Fiona Hammond
Have you ever given up chocolate for Lent? One friend chose to give up alcohol, another cheese (now steady on!)
There are many ways to express Lenten discipline. Jodi Belcher examines some of the ideas behind the traditions of physical denial and offers new ways of thinking about participating in the ancient discipline of ‘fasting’. Find the article here.
The article explores Western Christian tradition’s struggle with the body and its desires, and highlights the problems associated with assuming everyone agrees on what makes a ‘good’ body.
What happens to a Lenten discipline when we remember that God is a God of unconditional love, and when we give divine love the first and last word?
Isaiah 58:1-12 “envisions a liberating, life-giving fast characterised by actions like ‘loosing the bonds of injustice’, ‘letting the oppressed go free’, ‘sharing your bread with the hungry…’” Imagine!