I was reading the passage in the Bible where Jesus instructs us about how to eat.

Luke 22.18For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.” 19And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, andgave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you;do this in remembrance of Me. 20In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.…

When I read that, I thought, “What if he is talking about eating in general? What if every time we eat, we are taking communion?”

Perhaps this is a stretch. Yet I hope you will bear with me.

First of all, isn’t it wonderful that it was bread that he broke-not an animal’s body? It was a simple meal, too. It’s called “the last supper.” What if every meal could remind us of the last supper.

In fact, what if the only meal we had every day was supper. There is a new trend in eating. it is called “one meal a day” or OMAD.

Here is a video that resonates with me where Ted Carr describes his positive experience. This person is a raw food vegan. I’m not there yet, but I would like to be. This video by Dr. Zirowski describes the diet and 20 benefits.

I found this article by the Vegan Minimalist which as helpful.

I’ve been doing intermittent fasting for about 3 months. I haven’t been super strict, but I am getting to the point where I rarely eat before noon, and I am aiming for 2pm to break my fast.

I am finding that I really am losing my desire for food. I don’t need to snack so much. I am discovering more pleasure in doing things like writing, gardening, doing spiritual practices, dancing, spending time with family and friends, de-cluttering my home and interacting on Facebook.

I also have more time to promote my online and in person organizing business, which I really enjoy because I experience fulfillment in seeing people’s lives transform before my eyes!

I’ve never been able to fast on water, but now I am moving towards water fasting for 22 hours a day. The OMAD diet is defined by some as eating in a 1-2 hour window.

Many OMAD practitioners recommend an evening meal–supper.

So, now I go back to Jesus and the last supper.

What if we made this one meal a day a sacred meal?

That is my goal.

I still read or watch a video while I eat. My goal is to eat mindfully and make it a meditation.

I have hope that I will get there. My enjoyment of food has been amplified immensely as I eat less. I feel so appreciative.

I do, of course, eat a vegan diet. I have discovered a delicious way to eat greens. I pick a very large amount, and then massage them with a bit of salt. This is the way I have made sauerkraut. I am not fermenting the greens yet, but I think I will experiment with doing that.

Mixing these greens with rice, lentils and winter squash (grown in our garden) along with tomato–tastes SO good to me.

Sometimes I don’t eat rice. I might make an avocado open face sandwich–putting mustard, avocado, tomatoes and a bunch of greens on top. This sends me into bliss!

Because we are also told to fast and pray, I think that fasting every day is a beneficial spiritual practice. I find that if I turn my feeling of hunger into a prayer–I am more resistant to giving into snacking.

So many times, I snack mindlessly. Fasting for longer and longer periods of the day helps me be more focused on my relationship with Christ.

I’ve been taking breaks 6 times a day to meditate briefly. I can share about that later. I realize that eating has given me an excuse to take a break. But when I meditate, or read something inspiring, or say a prayer out loud, or do the Daily Office.

Jesus says, in Matthew 4:4, “Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’

I still aspire to be a breatharian–but for the time being, moving towards eating one meal a day seems very doable and realistic.

I really think that getting to a point where we truly eat to live, instead of live to eat, is one of the most powerful spiritual practices we can do. Fasting and praying every day is i easier, for me, than planning a long fast.

I hope to get to a point where I can do a long water fast. I would love that! The longest liquid fast I have done is 26 days. I did the Master Cleanse. Not having to wash dishes or prepare food freed me up SO much. I felt energetic, creative, and joyful.

I keep hoping that someone will come and join me in creating the monastery because there is so much we can do to serve others when we have more people. But right now, I am happy to be figuring out what would be the ideal life for us to live together. I am leaning towards saying a one meal a day diet is what we will have. If people who come are not ready for that regime, I can help them prepare ahead of time, or perhaps they can have extra food while adapting.

I’ve decided to dive into learning about intermittent fasting and OMAD because I really want to help people live this way. I don’t have to wait until people come in order to have this discipline. I am discovering more capacity to have self-discipline than I ever have in my life. I have been praying for that, and my prayers have been answered!

I would enjoy hearing your thoughts on this topic. What scriptures encourage this practice? Is it crazy to think that our one meal a day could be the Lord’s supper?