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Lee1
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Isn’t the idea of fasting to mortify the flesh? The body? If we do that we need to constantly remind ourselves of why we are fasting to control our hunger and that is for spiritual gain. So we would think of spiritual gains and how we are trying to ‘overcome the world’ in a small way maybe?
In frustrating the powerful drives of the body we are denying the power of the material world and breaking free of its tyranny. It’s a method of spiritual discipline which can strengthen our spirit and make us less worldly and subject to its claim on us. Imagine what other material appetites and desires we could overcome if we had broken free from the material world. Not to mention freedom from anger, frustration, pride and all those human and worldly traits. An interesting prospect.
In frustrating the powerful drives of the body we are denying the power of the material world and breaking free of its tyranny. It’s a method of spiritual discipline which can strengthen our spirit and make us less worldly and subject to its claim on us. Imagine what other material appetites and desires we could overcome if we had broken free from the material world. Not to mention freedom from anger, frustration, pride and all those human and worldly traits. An interesting prospect.
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