Here's a poem quoted on my cousin's blog, Food and Gladness, at www.foodandgladness.blogspot.com. Check out her blog for references to spiritual aspects of diet and health.

Suggestions for Fasting and Feasting:

Fast from discontent; feast on thankfulness.

Fast from worry; feast on trust.

Fast from anger; feast on patience.

Fast from self-concern; feast on compassion for others.

Fast fromunrelenting pressures; feast on unceasing prayers .

Fast from bitterness; feast on forgiveness.

Fast from discouragement, feast on hope.

Fast from media hype, feast on the honesty of the Bible.

Fast from idle gossip; feast on purposeful silence.

Fast from problems that overwhelm; feast on prayer that undergirds.

--Anonymous