Our church is in the middle of our "Sacred Gathering" right now and it has been wonderful. There have been close to 600 people at the services both nights, I think. The Sacred Gathering is meant to be a time to listen to God for direction and guidance in our personal lives as well as for the church. The church had a Sacred Gathering about 4 years ago, right before we started attending, and we have heard so much about what came out of that gathering that we were excited to be a part of this one. As part of the "gathering" our pastor asked the church to fast from Sunday after lunch until this evening after our prayer meeting. Yesterday wasn't too bad, but I'm definitely starting to get hungry now. We are also "fasting" from watching tv. We are using the time we would watch tv to read the bible. It really has been a great experience so far. Trust me I have learned alot and maybe I will share some of the serious stuff with you sometime, but here are a few "other" things I have learned during the fast!!1. There is not one single kind of juice out there that I like to drink.
2. I can not make myself drink a fruit smoothie, no matter how hungry I am!!
3.Special K protein water is pretty good.
4. Tomato soup is a lifesaver (we are on a liquid fast-can have anything you can drink through a straw)
5. You should still feed your kids even if you are fasting. I learned that lesson pretty quickly!
6. It is REALLY quiet at home when the boys are at school and the tv is off! I kind of like it!!!
If you haven't made it to The Sacred Gathering yet this week, you should really try to make it tonight. You won't be disappointed!!!
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I hear ya on number 1,2,5 & 6!!! : ) I am SO ready to eat, oh my goodness!!!!!! In the same breath this has been such a great experience and has shown me that I really need to make fasting a regular part of my Christian life. It's amazing what God will show you when you actually let him. :)
Tonight will be great (and so will the meal afterwards!).
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