Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 (NRSV) “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. “So whenever […]

“This is the kind of fast day I’m after:       to break the chains of injustice,       get rid of exploitation in the workplace,       free the oppressed,       cancel debts. What I’m interested in seeing you do is:       sharing your food with the hungry,       inviting the homeless poor into your homes,       putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad,       being […]