Fasting from food for two days a week seems to be the new
miracle cure. Not only does it result in weight loss, but it also gives
overworked organs a chance to rest and recover.
Our bodies are such miracles of creation. I believe that God
intervenes in startlingly miraculous ways sometimes to heal, but maybe the even
greater miracle is that he has given us bodies with the innate ability to heal
themselves. A child’s skinned knee, which scabs over while new skin is formed
beneath the tear. The nuisance of the runny nose of a cold, which eventually
dries up and equilibrium is restored.
Perhaps the one ingredient required from us in this mix is
time. We need to give ourselves time to heal. Time in bed when we are sick. Time
off from eating when we are overweight. We need to find the rhythm of life
which allows us to take time, without feeling guilty.
Our spirits, too, need time. To continually bombard our
minds and ears with noise, with arguments and anxieties and stimulation, wears
us out spiritually and gives us no time to experience the amazing reality of
this world God has placed us in.
We need to take time to sit and stare. To breathe deep. To enjoy
the changing seasons. To laugh with a child, play with a dog or a cat.
We need time to be.
Will you join me today, and fast from busyness so that you
can recover some of your balance and life?
The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. It is
the gift of God, and it can come in snatches every day, as well as in one big
chunk on the weekend.
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