Sojourners - A different kind of animal sacrifice

How My Faith Radically Changed What I Eat In this week’s SojoMail, Adam Russell Taylor writes that lately, his body — and the Holy Spirit — were inviting him to better care for his own health and for the planet: Starting this Lent, I’m giving up red meat … forever. Typically, Christians have honored the 40-day season of reflection, repentance, and renewal before Easter by giving something up — like alcohol, sweets, or social media — or adding in a new spiritual discipline that helps us “slow down, to tend to our roots, and to re-ground ourselves in God,” as Jeania Ree V. Moore writes. And usually, that fast ends at Easter, when we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. But this year I felt that my body — and the Holy Spirit — were inviting me to something more permanent, both for my own health and for the health of this beautiful planet God has entrusted to our care. READ THE FULL ARTICLE Forward Share

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