jgress wrote:Maria wrote:When we feast, especially when we have a serving of meat, we should eat it with reverence, giving thanks to our Creator. I was impressed with the excerpt below found in the first paragraph because the author captured this idea so perfectly.
One former vegetarian, San Francisco Chronicle columnist Mark Morford, says he now eats meat but only "grassfed and organic and sustainable as possible, reverentially and deeply grateful, and in small amounts."
For the complete article, please go to: http://www.foodrevolution.org/blog/the- ... sfed-beef/
During this Paschal season, especially in the days following the Mid-Feast, it is so easy to forget to give thanks unto the Lord, and then to overindulge.
Christ is Risen!
Indeed He is Risen!
Is there anything from the Fathers on how to eat meat? I'm not saying Morford is wrong about how we should eat moderately and reverently, but he's coming from a different place than us. For him, it's all about hokey sentimental New-Age/hipster anthropomorphizing pseudo-ethics. That's not Orthodoxy.
Why would we be especially forgetful after the Mid-Feast?
Over the years, I have heard several homilies given by Orthodox Priests where they have made the observation that parishioners tend to fall back into bad habits during the time after the Mid-Feast because they are not going to church for Pre-Sanctified Liturgies and other Lenten services, and they are no longer engaged in the Lenten fast which helps to curb the passions. Actually, I look forward to the Apostle's Fast, the Fast of the Theotokos, and the Nativity Fast for this reason.
Re: Holy Father and their teachings on moderation
The Holy Fathers teach us to eat with moderation always giving thanks to God for all His good gifts.
Even our prayers reflect this reverential attitude.
Perhaps it is true that Morford is a "honkey sentimental New-Age/hipster." I did not read his biography. Nevertheless, Morford's admonition to eat reverentially with gratitude and moderation is something that we Orthodox Christians should be doing every day, every time we have meals. Let us pray that Morford will be on a journey that leads to Holy Orthodoxy and that he will come to realize that Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
