If you offer fasting with humility and with mercy, your…
“If you offer fasting with humility and with mercy, your bones, as Isaiah said, shall be fat, and you shall be like a well-watered garden (cf. Isa. 58:11). So, then, your soul shall grow fat and its virtues also by the spiritual richness of fasting, and your fruits shall be multiplied by the fertility of your mind, so that there may be in you the inebriation of soberness, like that cup of which the Prophet says: 'Your cup which inebriates, how excellent it is' (Ps. 23:5 LXX)!”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Fasting with humility enriches the spirit, making the soul robust and virtuous, likened to a well‑watered garden and a cup that intoxicates with sobriety.
In simple terms: Humility in fasting strengthens soul and mind.
Key Takeaway
Practice humble fasting for spiritual growth.
Themes
spirituality
humility
self‑discipline
Mood
reflective
inspirational
Type
scriptural
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal meditation
- religious practice
- ethical living
- mindful fasting
Key Concepts
biblical wisdom
inner growth
metaphor
Questions to Reflect On
- How does humility change the effect of fasting?
- What does “intoxicated soberness” mean to you?
A Different Perspective
May be misunderstood as asceticism without purpose.