13 Reasons to Fast

24. Feb, 2009 Comments Off

  1. Fasting expands compassion - makes us aware of the hungry in our society.
  2. Fasting is a way of preparing to meet a challenge – it focuses the mind. 
  3. Fasting can help you to move from a negative to a positive outlook - refocus priorities.
  4. Fasting is encouraged by the spiritual giants of the faith – the Church Fathers and Mothers
  5. Fasting benefits others - the money saved from fasting pass over to Project Compassion.
  6. Fasting creates more time for additional spiritual disciplines - create some quiet/reflective time. 
  7. Fasting is good for the Soul - ‘Irrational feeding darkens the soul’  St. Thomas Aquinas. 
  8. Fasting is a reminder we do not live by bread alone – people also experience a hunger which cannot be filled by material things.
  9. Fasting is a positve response against materialism – By fasting we indicate that we are not dependent on external things. 
  10. Fasting creates more physical and mental energy – You think better when your stomach is not full.
  11. Fasting helps us appreciate things more – Our appetite is blunted with too much food.
  12. Fasting is good self discipline – Our culture makes it easy to be self indulgent. 
  13. Fasting improves physical health 
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