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A True Act of Compassion – 22 December 2008
“The typical American diet puts us at war with animals, the
environment, even our own bodies. Whatever one’s reason for becoming
vegan, it is at bottom an act of compassion, and compassion can
become an act of deep transformation. If you are what you eat,
switching your diet remarkably changes who you are. After becoming
vegan, many people find their health improving over the months and
years. Perhaps this improved health sets the stage for a spiritual
awakening that often follows. This awakening may take years, but
ultimately you are likely to find yourself a different being than
the one you were before you changed your diet. This awakening is, I
believe, open to anyone.”
“It was once mainly the greatest thinkers in history who weighed
the consequences of their diet. Today, almost everyone has the
resources to reconsider their food choices. It is an awakening whose
time has come.”
– From the book Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating by
Erik Marcus
Frank’s and my becoming vegan many years ago followed after our
spiritual awakening as born again believers in the Lord Jesus. For that
reason, we find it difficult to believe that those who are truly changed
by God’s Holy Spirit can go through life without making the connection
between what they eat and compassion. Positive change is manifested in
behavior. In other words, one should “walk the walk” as well as “talk
the talk.”
Also please visit the “Stop Cruelty in Churches Campaign” at:
http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/act-c-scc.html
and my Blog “Cheap Grace” at:
http://www.all-creatures.org/heart/blog-20060128.html
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