FASTING and Lent....

[Y_lifter]

Lent Starts on Ash Wednesday March 5th..

Just a heads up to my fellow EF Holy Rollers.....
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Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance.
It is a season for reflection and taking stock.

By observing the forty days of Lent, the individual Christian imitates Jesus’ withdrawal
into the wilderness for forty days.

Jesus told us that when we fast (not if) we are not to make a show of it, like hypocrites do.
A fast is different from a hunger strike: a fast is an act of devotion to God,
while a hunger strike is a power play and a way of attracting publicity.

During a religious fast, you still eat, you just abstain from certain foodstuffs.
Traditionally, people have fasted by eliminating luxury items from their diets.

To fast, just omit an item or two from your diet—
something that you would normally eat during the course of the day.
Every time you get an appetite for those items, you will be reminded of your fast
and that will remind you of the reason for your fast,
and you can pray instead of eating.
This can have immense spiritual benefit.
You are simply using your belly as a spiritual snooze-alarm.

 

[TheProject]

I have a friend who gave up Catholicism for Lent.

Then someone else told him they didn't think it was supposed to work that way.

 

[gsxr1000]

Jesus did not fast in the manner that you described above though.

http://iwhome.com/spiritualquest/articles/hpblfast.htm

According to the bible (Luke 4:2) he fasted in a similar fashion to the way Muslims fast during Ramadan (abstaining completely from food or drink, not simply restricting certain things from his diet).

 

[saint808]

ya know... generally i am pretty apathetic about all things religion... but fuck lent

 

[WODIN]

Try going 5 days without food, just water. It'll kick your ass big time. My wife did it once, I did 4 days. I couldn't take it anymore! LOL!!!

Lent is the wimps version of a fast.

 

[vixenbabe]

FAT TUESDAY!

I have no vices too give up!

 

[Y_lifter]

To "FAST" is to truly abstain from eating/drinking anything..
I don't think any modern Christians or even Historical ones meant this when they use the term.

I believe Jesus spent 40 days in the Wilderness praying, reflecting and preparing for
his teaching much like john the baptist did during his time there.

Eating only seeds, wild honey and water..

 

[theoak01]

I have given up video games,I spend alot of time on them-thats my vice

and for the fasting,The pope said in the western world not to give up food,just dont eat meat on friday