Every day millions of people are starving and
unable to feed their families. I can’t imagine how it would feel to physically
have no food at all available to eat or to give to your children to eat! But
sadly, that is an every day reality for many around the world.
Today’s suggestion from the A21 Campaign is that,
on the 21st day of every month (today for example), you fast to show
solidarity for the millions of people around the world who are going without
food for many or even all of their meals each day. Fasting is simply giving up
food for a period of time. During this time it is also suggested/advised that
you pray for/about something specific. In this case, world hunger, poverty and
abolishing slavery.
Fasting can sound like a scary concept, but really
it is up to you how you interpret it. Some people might like to fast for one
meal, two meals or all three of their meals. I find it easier to fast from
after lunch through to the next morning, as I find that I can’t
concentrate/work during the day if I do any more than that! (not good when you
work with small children!). Some months, I may feel it is necessary to fast
more than just that one meal, so I will.
Others may do specific fasts where they are only
allowed to have certain foods over a period of time. An American contact of
mine (Gina) has committed to over 100 days of this kind of fast on an extremely
low calorie intake as a pledge of solidarity to those starving all around the
world (so really one day a month is not so bad!). She is documenting this on
her blog One Daily Serving: A challenge
to raise awareness of world hunger—one daily serving for one daily serving
Jesus Christ. Go to www.onedailyserving.com
to check it out to see how she is doing!
Choosing to fast on the 21st of every
month is a way of showing your commitment to ending the injustice of modern day
slavery and human trafficking. So make a start TODAY! Join people all around
the world who are fasting to see and end to this injustice!
Blessings!
Ronell x
“This is the kind of
fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of
those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that
bind people.” {Isaiah 58v6}
