I fasted today to honor Roxroy, his family, and the thousands of other families who today face the threat of being torn apart by the deportation system. Roxroy has humbled and inspired me by his amazing spirit and his deep faith that we can come together and change the system so that it respects family [...]
March 25th: Manisha
I fasted on Wednesday this week! It was a busy day at Families for Freedom (FFF), which was nice because it kept my mind off of the hunger. This is the third week that FFF has fasted for Roxroy. It’s exciting to see so many people fasting for the cause! I have one small request [...]
March 25th: Grania
I fasted today instead of Tuesday as I’ve been sick and thought not eating might not be such a great idea. We’ve welcomed 3 new members to First Pres’ New Sanctuary Committee since Christmas–all of them enthusiastic and knowledgeable and two of them young! Two things I’ve read lately I recommend to you: Jane [...]
March 24th: Geoffrey
Fasting for the principle of doing as one would be done by raises an alarming question. Does fasting for that principle really help reaffirm it as one still accorded general respect today, or is “reaffirm” the wrong word? Is there nothing left today to reaffirm? Must everyone with any conscience today [...]
March 23rd: Roxroy
I fasted last Sunday and this Sunday and Monday. It was very humbling. I
reflected on our families and the struggle they are going through. I prayed and I know there will be a way, so we are going to go on with faith, hope and love.
March 19th: Zach
For as long as I can remember I always fasted once a year. When the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur came around, I would look forward to the fast, solely because of the celebration that broke the fast. On that day each year I would contemplate my actions from the past year and think about [...]
March 19th: Grania
I fasted today (Thursday) because I forgot on Tuesday—a sign that I need to simplify my life a little. I am not only spending more time babysitting for my grandson, but also trying to respond in many ways to Roxroy and his family, and to the volume of requests to support various initiatives about immigration [...]
March 17th: Wanyong
What I thought about on Tuesday while I was fasting was how lucky I
was that at the end of the day and the end of the fast, I could look
on the face of my daughter and husband. How terrible it would be to
lose all of that. Laws that can separate a man from [...]
March 14th: Suzanne
It has been a very long time since I fasted; I did it with one cup of coffee, water and a small snack when I began to feel faint. I noticed more than usual the spread of food throughout my environment and the temptation everywhere to nibble. Some ideas which occurred to me [...]
March 13th: Virginia
On the day I fasted, I spent some time thinking about hungry people in our country these days. I was only doing without for one day and then I only fasted till 9 at night (Ramadan style) when I sat down to eat some dinner. I was hesitant about participating in the fast for various [...]
