It's Shrove Tuesday. Tomorrow is the first day of Lent, a liturgical calendar period that echoes the time Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness before he began his ministry of liberation for the poor and dispossessed (Mathew 4, 1-2; Mark 1, 12-13; Luke 4, 1-2).
In these stories, fasting was not a stunt but rather a sign. Fasting can point the way to a greater compassion and help us demand that something be done to end hunger. Fast.
We'd love to encourage you to sign up to a National Day of Fasting on the 4th April by registering at endhungerfast.co.uk. Whether you are spiritual, religious, or just that wonderful thing called "human", you can help.
