Fasting in the Hebrew Bible was treated as a faith practice connected to prayer and a healthy prayer life. In a world like our own, where gratification in all of it’s forms are not only made available but almost worshiped, fasting is a human act of defiance that emulates the Christlike denial of self. Fasting is not about results, but our response; about responding to him and what he is doing, and not a way to achieve what we want.
