Dictionary term
Prayer and Fasting
Direct answer
Prayer and Fasting is the paired Christian discipline of seeking God through spoken or silent prayer and voluntary abstinence for humility, focus, repentance, or intercession.
Prayer and Fasting combines dependence on God with embodied restraint.
Prayer and Fasting combines dependence on God with embodied restraint.
A lineage map for books and systems; it avoids presenting symbolic traditions as literal fact.Quick reference
- Use when
- Use Prayer and Fasting when explaining discernment, repentance, intercession, spiritual discipline, and preparation for important choices.
- Do not use it for
- Do not prescribe fasting for people whose health, pregnancy, eating history, or circumstances make it unsafe.
- Reference category
- Esoteric Christianity
- Related terms
- Christian Mysticism, Holy Spirit, Logos, Theosis
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The story behind Prayer and Fasting
Fasting has been practiced across Jewish and Christian traditions through communal fasts, Lent, monastic rules, and personal devotion.
Prayer and Fasting in spiritual tradition
Spiritually, Prayer and Fasting asks what appetite, urgency, and dependence reveal before God.
Prayer and Fasting in the Bible
Scripture presents fasting with prayer, repentance, justice, and humility, while warning against performative religion.
Why Prayer and Fasting matters
Prayer and Fasting matters because it joins desire, body, and attention in a concrete act of surrender.
Prayer and Fasting at work: an example
A page can say fasting should be adapted for health, responsibility, and wise counsel, especially with medical concerns.
Sources and editorial method
This concise reference separates established definitions from historical, symbolic, or interpretive claims. Entries without external references are presented as editorial summaries rather than primary-source scholarship.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Esoteric Christianity
- Also appears in
- Esoteric Christianity
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-15
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Common questions
What is Prayer and Fasting?
Prayer and Fasting is the paired Christian discipline of seeking God through spoken or silent prayer and voluntary abstinence for humility, focus, repentance, or intercession.
How should Prayer and Fasting be understood in Christian mysticism?
Use Prayer and Fasting when explaining discernment, repentance, intercession, spiritual discipline, and preparation for important choices.
What should I avoid when interpreting Prayer and Fasting?
Do not prescribe fasting for people whose health, pregnancy, eating history, or circumstances make it unsafe.
