#LENT DAY 6: Fasting from speeding through grief. I’m loving how these daily fasts fit into my actual life! Just yesterday I was thinking about how it’s time to pick myself up and get back to happy and today’s fast in the 40 Days of Decrease book I’m working through this Lenten season said “Not yet!” “Jesus sets an example for us all to sit with our sorrow (when He retreats to ‘a lonely place’ after hearing about the execution of John the Baptist). He could have easily kept moving in an attempt to distance Himself from sadness. Instead, Jesus sent everyone away and carved out space to pray in solitude. Deaths are defining moments in our lives. It serves us ill to hurry past them. Today, honor the losses in your life. Instead of speeding past sadness, slow down and be present to your emotions. With Jesus, sit with your sorrow and let loss do its eternal work in your soul.
The Spiritual Life! with Brooke Obie
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