Thus says the Lord , return to me with all your heart.
With fasting.
We try today to make a start
But our very heart is resisting.

Perhaps the way is not to give up something.
But to take up something positive.
A little bit of acceptance would be no bad thing.
Perhaps being a little less restive.

Not getting angry.
At people being difficult or different.
A little less morose and more merry.
Catching simple things like a flower’s scent.

To wear fasting lightly.
Gently and pleasantly.

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Don’t give up something
Take up something positive
Surely that’s the way

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See Hoel 2: 12-18