“Dispel all evil, washes guilt away, restores lost innocence, brings mourners joy, casts out hatred bring us peace and humbles earthly pride”.
In the new testament Jesus brings to light the profound motive for fasting. True fasting as the divine master repeats elsewhere, is rather to do the will of the Heavenly father, who “sees in secret and reward you” (Mt. 6:18). “Man shall not live with bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Mt. 4:4). The fast is thus directed to eating the “true food” which is the father’s will.
Fasting is a soul of prayer, mercy is the lifeblood of fasting. So if you pray, fast, if you fast, show mercy; if you want your petition to be heard, hear the petition of others, if you do not close your ears to others, you open God’s ear to yourself.
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