Fish on Friday for some: Fasting for me.

This picture is one I took of the skyline here in luton. Some may tell you that what you are wanting is pie in the sky. Or you`ve got your head in the clouds. Get grounded. Down to earth. Expressions like these can at times can be appropriate, yet may at others be a hindrance and dissuade a heroic endeavor. Then they perhaps ought to tell you to, reach for the clouds and the sky`s the limit.

I am going to spend at least three days fasting, free from solid foods and just knocking back good old tap water and herbal teas. The last time I did a three day fast I was felling great and thought that the next time I did one I could extend the time. With this in mind, three days will only be a stage to decide if its good to carry on.

Let me move back to the sky. The sky, or outer space contains our sun which gives life to this world. Have you noticed how growing plants will move towards the direction of the sun, to get every bit of life force available.

Isaiah said, if you do this, "Thy sun shall no more go down ... for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended." St Gregory tells us that the sun signifies the illumination of truth. The sun stands for the inner spiritual Principle. When this sun shines, all obstructions are removed. This poetic utterance of Isaiah represents the everlasting sun of truth as the incarnation of God within each one of us, which the Bible calls The Christ.

I don't leave it there. Buddha said, "this light is like a medicine in destroying the poison of human corruption. It is like water in removing dirt and defilement. It is like a magic jewel in giving all good fortune." Jesus referred to it as " the pearl of great price." This light is not something we go in search of - although many do go off on fruitless journeys to find their self - the light is already within the self. This is why the Bible refers to man as "a candle of the Lord."

I pray we can continue to become enlightened, so as to spread love and healing to others through our countenance and good works. As an aside, your prayers for me to grow in spiritual strength over this next weeks praying and faster will be warmly appreciated. You all have a good weekend also.

Your brother Peter