The spiritual nature of Fasting

Fr John D'Alton | 22.11.2007 | 02:10:19 | Views: 568

An excellent article here by Bishop Kallistos Ware on pre-Easter fasting that covers all times of fasting and shows how not to become an irritable legalist! Fasting without prayer is unhealthy.
"'We waited, and at last our expectations were fulfilled’, writes the Serbian Bishop Nikolai of Ochrid ..."



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Sarah wrote on 22.11.2007 at 21:49:10:
Here's a cool quote from the article:
"Knowing the commandments of the Lord, let this be our way of life:
Let us feed the hungry, let us give the thirsty drink,
Let us clothe the naked, let us welcome strangers,
Let us visit those in prison and the sick.
Then the Judge of all the earth will say even to us:
‘Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you .’ "

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