attuning my senses to the mysteries that swirl in and around me

first photo taken at the empty tomb in Jerusalem in 2000

"When I think of fasting, I would define it as abstaining from anything that fills the space inside us that God longs to occupy. Any idols can be fodder for fasting: TV, email, food. The heart of a fast is stepping back from life as it is and conceiving life as it could be."--Heather Webb

second photo taken at the empty tomb in 2000

third photo taken at the empty tomb in 2000

"Fasting from any nourishment, activity, involvement or pursuit--for any season--sets the stage for God to appear. Fasting is not a tool to pry wisdom out of God's hands or to force needed insight about a decision. Fasting is not a tool for gaining discipline or developing piety (whatever that might be). Instead, fasting is the bulimic act of ridding ourselves of our fullness to attune our senses to the mysteries that swirl in and around us."--Dan B. Allender, PhD

In what ways might I attune my senses to the mysteries that swirl in and around me?

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