Come eat your fill, From the greatest to the least. I prepared a Feast Before the beginning of time. Come, my children Eat well and thrive. Come, my children Feast! ©2007dc |
Fasting to Feast on Peace
40 Days Together We CAN Do It Please pass it on. “Fasting to Feast on Peace” is an initiative about taking positive action to eliminate violence and anything that is harmful from our lives and Feasting on Peace. The great vision is this, that no matter when you begin your Fasting to Feast on Peace, the practice would not end. When you complete your first 40 days, choose another practice of “Fasting to Feast on Peace” for 40 more days. We can cause this action to peace and harmony in our world to grow. Imagine what would happen if all peoples all around the world embraced “Fasting to Feast on Peace”. Consider involving the children. They are great participators in causes and they will motivate and inspire us. They can help us to pass onto them a peaceful world. Together we can do it. How can you be a part of this holy intention?  Commit to participate for 40 days. Consciously awaken each day with the intention to live peace. Set aside 7 minutes a day to pray for peace.Fasting is an ancient practice most often associated with limiting ones food intake to two small meals and one that is not larger than the two small meals together. In addition, no food is eaten between meals. This method of fasting is meant to create emptiness so that we increase in hunger for God. Perhaps this is the way you will choose to create peace by honoring this ancient tradition that has been practiced in all the major world religions. Perhaps you will choose to include this method of fasting with the suggested “Fasting to Feast on Peace” initiative below, making room for God and Peace. Below is a list of some alternatives to food fasting and may be the most powerful and effective way to participate in “Fasting to Feast on Peace”. a. Fast from thoughts that are not peaceful Feast on thoughts that are of peace b. Fast from doing harm to yourself with food or drugs that are not healthy for your body. Feast on foods that create a peaceful home for your body, mind and spirit. Feast on healthy meals prepared at home and sharing at your table in an atmosphere of peace, love and laughter d. Fast from harsh or critical judgment of yourself and others Feast on remembering that you are called to expose your “God- being” e. Fast from words that pollute, are vulgar or insensitive Feast on words that support life f. Fast from complaining Feast on appreciation g. Fast from anger Feast on patience h. Fast from negatives Feast on affirmatives i. Fast from bitterness Feast on forgiveness j. Fast from self-concern Feast on compassion for others k. Fast from thoughts that weaken Feast on thoughts that inspire l. Fast from idle gossip Feast on silence that considers kindness m. Fast from harming the planet Feast on the beauty and abundance that has been entrusted to our care You choose. Commit to one thing for 40 days with the intention to fast for peace in your life. Certainly it can do no harm and our collective effort may just prove to have a positive effect on our lives and on the lives of those around us and upon our world. May we all learn to embody peace and live in harmony. Blessings and Peace are overflowing in life... may we be awake to the abundance and share it with joyful abandon with one another. Dee |
| Pass It On - Print the Flyer - Come to the table of Peace |
| At the age of six, a little girl named Sadako Sasaki had a dream for peace after experiencing the bombing of Hiroshima. She died, at the age of 12, a victim of the atomic bomb disease, leukemia. “I WILL WRITE PEACE ON YOUR WINGS, AND YOU WILL FLY ALL OVER THE WORLD” |  Click to download instructions to make your own peace crane. |
| HOW TO INVOLVE THE CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS |
| Setting the tone by explaining to them “Feasting on Peace”, 40 day initiative, please ask them what they can remove or “fast from” in order to replace it with peace. It is important that we have the words of the teenagers and children, so they can be heard and they can share how they envision changes in their attitudes, behaviors and words that will make a difference and involve them in creating a peaceful world. Teachers, including youth ministry teachers, perhaps this could be a class project. DeeCurci@Blessed-Foundation.com Here is the sentence structure I need you to use for “Feasting on Peace”. Feast on ____________________________________ |
| Healing the Earth |
| She came to me, One warm summer night. A vision of splendor, My soul danced with delight. Earth’s Mother, so fair? In green, flowing garments Ribbons of fruit through your hair. Towering maintains, topped with crystal, white snow. Deserts, Meadows, Forests and Plains, Oceans and Rivers that glistened In the sun far below. As far as I could see. And wildlife, big and small Were grazing and flying Underneath and below trees. The greatest treasure in her walls, Humans living in harmony Peacefully sharing it all. | Then suddenly As a breath exhaled, I watched her transform Her heart was impaled. Fell like rain As I, confused, Witnessed her pain. She showed me then What we have done Polluting, Cutting, Stealing & Depleting Her precious resources. From the air that we breathe Into the depths of her being. She said with a sigh For you humans to come together My wounds you can bind. Your hoarding and blame Awaken, dear humans, You can erase all my pain. deec curci 08/2007 |
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