This is a look at fasting as a spiritual performance or act of deprivation, but as a way of creating space to awaken to God's grace. Drawing on Jesus's teaching in Matthew 6 and the prophetic call of Isaiah 58, the message invites us to fast from whatever dehumanizes our neighbors, especially the habits of heart that harden us in the face of suffering and injustice. Ultimately, this sermon calls us to a fast that moves us outward, loosen the bonds of injustice, and leads us into lives marked by courage, compassion, and concrete love.

Sermon by Rev. Beth Demme

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