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.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Esoteric Christianity
- Also appears in
- Esoteric Christianity
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-15
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
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.
The Great Almanac frames Prayer and Fasting with educational restraint. Mystical or symbolic language may be meaningful, but it should not be exaggerated into certainty, panic, or permission to ignore ordinary responsibility.
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.
Example in a reading: A page can say fasting should be adapted for health, responsibility, and wise counsel, especially with medical concerns.
Interpretive caution: Do not prescribe fasting for people whose health, pregnancy, eating history, or circumstances make it unsafe.
How Prayer and Fasting is used in a reading
Use Prayer and Fasting when explaining discernment, repentance, intercession, spiritual discipline, and preparation for important choices.
Where interpretation stops
Prayer and Fasting is shared here as an educational reference to support study, contemplation, and personal discernment. It is designed to inspire self-reflection but is never a substitute for professional medical, legal, financial, or personal advice. By treating mystical traditions as rich symbolic languages rather than absolute rules, we focus on fostering wisdom, clarity, and personal responsibility.
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.
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