“Through fasting/feeding cycles the body is thrust into "repair mode" and instead of producing new cells, it begins repairing old ones, which… — Sharon Daniels Copy Share Image
For Islamist terrorist groups such as ISIS, the holy month of Ramadan - a time of fasting and prayer for the vast… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
Once you are sincere in your fast, you have a sensitivity to the hurt and pain of others who are poor, who… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
It will require more than a few hours of fasting and prayer to cast out such demons as selfishness, worldliness, and unbelief.… — Theodore L. Cuyler Copy Share Image
If thou wouldst preserve a sound body, use fasting and walking; if a healthful soul, fasting and praying. Walking exercises the body;… — Francis Quarles Copy Share Image
“Who is to say which is better--to hunger and be fed, or to be fed so continuously that you never know hunger?… — Zenna Henderson Copy Share Image
Prayers belong strictly to the worship of God. Fasting is a subordinate aid, which is pleasing to God no farther than as… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one’s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
In Shansi I found Chinese Christians who were accustomed to spend time in fasting and prayer. They recognized that this fasting, which… — Hudson Taylor Copy Share Image
Yes, fasting is not merely a commandment from God but a godly gift, a grace and a blessing. God the creator of… — Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria Copy Share Image
I was a devil of a scapegrace in my time… Father racked his head for days together to find a punishment that… — Stijn Streuvels Copy Share Image
Like most things of great worth, knowledge which is of eternal value comes only through personal prayer and pondering. These, joined with… — Boyd K. Packer Copy Share Image
“Let us not believe that an external fast from visible food alone can possibly be sufficient for perfection of heart and purity… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
If man has nothing to eat, fasting is the most intelligent thing he can do. If, for instance, Siddhartha had not learned… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
“Prison is one of the places where we should look for Him. I remember a Good Friday in a cell in the… — Richard Wurmbrand Copy Share Image
You're quite right there," he said. "I have practiced abstinence myself for years, and had my time of fasting, too, but now… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
The hearing that is only in the ears is one thing. The hearing of the understanding is another. But the hearing of… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
The man of wisdom is devoid of ego even though he may appear to use it. His vacant or fasting mind is… — Ramesh S Balsekar Copy Share Image
Fasting is calculated to bring a note of urgency and importance into our praying, and to give force to our pleading in… — Arthur Wallis Copy Share Image
Don't allow the enemies in your life to cause you to focus more on your appetite or circumstances than on the promises… — Jentezen Franklin Copy Share Image
The purpose of fasting is to loosen to some degree the ties which bind us to the world of material things and… — Ole Hallesby Copy Share Image
Whether the patient has a cardiac condition, hypertension, autoimmune disease, fibroids, or asthma, he or she must be informed that fasting and… — Joel Fuhrman Copy Share Image
I desired as many as could to join together in fasting and prayer, that God would restore the spirit of love and… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
“I mention to him that I am fasting, but planning to take a day off. He cautions me to think about this… — Imran Ahmad Copy Share Image
After a sound drubbing followed by half a day's fasting, I felt more like laughing than like crying; and, in half a… — Stijn Streuvels Copy Share Image
Bear up the hands that hang down, by faith and prayer; support the tottering knees. Have you any days of fasting and… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
“We must get to the place where we are desperate for God again. We must begin to desire Him more than food… — Jentezen Franklin Copy Share Image
Prayer is reaching out after the unseen; fasting is letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepen,… — Andy Murray Copy Share Image
“One of my confreres sketched an explanation that attracted me: since the process of digestion is under the control of the brain,… — Adalbert De Vogue Copy Share Image
Pray earnestly and fast with purpose and devotion. Some difficulties, like devils, do not come out save by fasting and by prayer.… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
The principle of fasting is taught in almost all major world religions as a means of developing a higher level of self-mastery… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Most cultures traditionally link food and spirituality directly with periodic restrictions and celebrations punctuating the year. Abstinence from particular foods or full-on… — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
“Through intermittent fasting, your body is actually capable of producing muscle mass more quickly if you adjust your feeding and fasting days… — Sharon Daniels Copy Share Image
Devotion does not mean only Chanting praise and singing glory of God, nor fasting and offerings made to God. Devotion is a… — Pandurang Shastri Athavale Copy Share Image
“Instead of destroying and appropriating to himself nourishment taken from outside, man enters a state of nonviolence and detachment relative to the… — Adalbert De Vogue Copy Share Image
There is an unseen sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness. We are lutes. When the sound box is filled, no music can come… — Rumi Copy Share Image
Even though the Olympics take place during Ramadan, some Muslim athletes said they will not fast during games. Then, after sampling the… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Just as I came out into the rue, an omnibus came by - pas complet, so I sprang in, without that prayer… — Susan Hale Copy Share Image
I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Fasting is not sustainable or enjoyable, yet we've been conditioned to think the only way to burn fat is to cut out… — Joe Wicks Copy Share Image
