Oh, why did I choose fasting?
I must have been out of my mind.
M.D.s think this is crazy,
Just pop some pills and be fine.
Oh, why did I choose fasting?
When "chemo" is fully insured.
If you're still with us in five years,
You'll count as one who's been cured.
So what's so wrong with "chemo," anyway?
The hair grows back they say.
Just plop on that cute little hat,
And go back out and play.
Oh, radiation is so necessary,
It kills bad cells, none more.
But give me just a moment,
To stand behind this lead door.
Oh, why did I choose fasting?
They offered to cut out that part.
A couple of days of resting,
And you'll be back at K-Mart.
Oh, why did I choose fasting?
My front has reached my back.
My stomach says "Hello" to my backbone,
Will they even know me back home?
My clothes go on frontwards or backwards,
Don't know if my head is on straight!
Be sure to look at my front view,
On my profile, you'll just have to wait.
So who wants to lie down and be still,
To let the body do its repairs?
God gave us bodies self-healing,
In this quick remedy world, who cares?
God is so great and God is so good,
He could zap me well, if He would,
But He makes me lie down and be patient,
restoring the body my choices have spent.
In fasting I don't loose my organs.
When done, they are restored.
My hair and nails don't fall out,
And my body feels brand new once more.
He gave us this system: immune,
For healing our whole lives through.
So why cut, burn, and poison it,
For when nurtured, it keeps us in tune.
Lord, thank you for each day of fasting.
Each night my body dumps junk.
From your "Garden" fresh foods without sickness,
But Adam requested fried skunk!
Now Lord, I know why I chose fasting;
My path was determined by You.
Complete trust in Me, your Word says,
But obedience must follow, too.
To adhere to "The way, the truth, and the life."*
In a world so closed and opposed,
takes more than, "I will" or "I want to,"
Reliance on His power, God knows.
So why for me did He choose fasting?
In stillness: joy, in time: healing, as He has shown.
"So go celebrate choice foods, sweet drinks, all sharing,
now understanding the words that have been made known."**
-- Judy B
*John 14:6 (NIV)
**Nehemiah 8:10-13 (NIV)