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Fasting 01: To Offer Ourselves to God

Rule of Life

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The Regression of Fasting

This quote comes from the jennessee diary It's one of my favorite henry nowan books ever. Nowan recounts his conversation about fasting with the sage john udies. He said we all want desire and need satisfaction But in a context like the traditional ways to get satisfaction talking attention distractions, etc These are not available. So you start responding more primitively You start thinking about food and sexYou become much more aware of very basic Cravings In a sense you fall apart but it is also there that you become available for spiritual direction Wow and can find a place for prayer and a set of cool life.

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