Lent is known as a season of fasting — or "withdrawing from some things in order to draw closer to God and to others," Glenn Packiam, lead pastor of New Life Downtown in Colorado Springs, Colo ...

The fundamental purpose remains consistent across all Christian traditions: drawing closer to God through mindful sacrifice. Best approaches to Lenten fasting Protestant perspectives ...

In the Christian tradition, this season of Lent, in part, commemorates Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the wilderness. To that end, many people are encouraged to observe their own type of fast ...

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Through fasting and prayer, we put aside some of the things we physically rely on and choose to depend on God instead. We worship Him and seek His blessings of comfort, guidance and strength.

Diaspora News of Monday, 2 September 2013. Source: CHRISTIAN JOURNAL 2013-09-02 21 Days Fasting and Prayer ...

Fasting is the most commonly known Yom Kippur ritual. According to a 2016 Pew survey, 40 percent of American Jews and 60 percent of Israeli Jews fast on the Day of Atonement.

Another reason people choose to fast is to discipline and subdue their bodily appetites in an effort to get closer to God. In fact, fasting gives one more time for prayer which draws us closer to God.

Muslims around the world will spend these 30 days drawing closer to God, seeking forgiveness and purifying their hearts through prayer, charity and acts of kindness. But Ramadan is also about ...