Fat Tuesday

I took full advantage of the day’s namesake and tipped the scales at my all time record high. Right then and there I made up my mind to pull off a really good lent this year…for it was evident I had overindulged myself by pleasuring my taste buds. So, I started Ash Wednesday with Mass, the traditional ashes and a determination to do better in spite of my past failures.

I know fasting, abstaining from food, is a good way to focus on spiritual growth. By denying myself of this physical pleasure I can become more open to the blessings God want to give me and in some small way begin to understand what Christ went through.

In the food and fasting department I seem to have some problems. I have come to believe that I am a food-a-holic…I can’t seem to stop at one bite…it is one, then two, and the next thing I know I am in a chow stupor or food coma. I realize the focus of fasting is not to lose weight. But if I could develop some self-discipline I probably would not have such food issues.

So…I washed my face and combed my hair so no one would know I was fasting…not that anyone would make that mistake by looking at my horizontally challenged physique.

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for another lent
Please help me focus on what is meant
By your example and what you are asking
Help me live a life of prayer and fasting
Amen