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The disciples of John approached Jesus and said,
\u201cWhy do we and the Pharisees fast much,
but your disciples do not fast?\u201d
Jesus answered them, \u201cCan the wedding guests mourn
as long as the bridegroom is with them?
The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them,
and then they will fast.\u201d<\/span>
\u2013Matthew 9:14-5, today\u2019s reading<\/p>\n

I like this because it works against the temptation to view Lent as a self-improvement project. I don\u2019t like self-improvement and I\u2019m not good at it! This passage is a reminder to focus outward, on deepening our love for Christ as we long and prepare for Him, rather than inward on our own various foibles or even major besetting sins.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The disciples of John approached Jesus and said,\u201cWhy do we and the Pharisees fast much,but your disciples do not fast?\u201dJesus answered them, \u201cCan the wedding guests mournas long as the bridegroom is with them?The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them,and then they will fast.\u201d\u2013Matthew 9:14-5, today\u2019s reading I like this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1071,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nEve Tushnet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The disciples of John approached Jesus and said,"Why do we and the Pharisees fast much,but your disciples do not fast?"Jesus answered them, "Can the\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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