In defense of fasting

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I posted this on the 11th, and it never showed up to the list, so

thought I would repost it. I hope talking about this subject is not

going against the request to get off the religion topic, as I

thought it was really about fasting.

 

Dear Peter,

I know you mean well in doing the fasting, and I am not against

fasting at all. But there is one thing you ought to know about

the " 40 " in many biblical passages.

 

The number 40 was used in many passages, it is found in both the Old

and the New Testaments.

 

This number is a figurative number only, meaning to represent " a

long time. " In other words, Jesus fasted " 40 days and 40 nights "

really is saying, he fasted a long time both day and night. Also of

note is that this distinguishes His fast as being both day and

night as opposed to some types of fasts that are only day time fasts.

 

Cleansing is good, in moderation, but there also needs to be

building.

 

It is possible to do cleansing while building, by using such things

as Kombucha, and Cilantro pesto (which is raw).

 

Be Well,

R