Wednesday, February 27, 2008

A Lenten Word

Amongst a few other things, I decided to give up judging for Lent. Wow! That's a tough one. But I was reminded about it today when I read this: "Let the mouth also fast from disgraceful speeches and railings. For what does it profit if we abstain from fish and fowl and yet bite and devour our brothers and sisters? The evil speaker eats the flesh of his brother and bites the body of his neighbour." John Chrysostom. Nuff said.