Rev. David Duncombe, an activist from Washington who has committed to fasting all 40 days of the Cancel Debt Fast, has written a blog for Sojourner Magazine's blog "God's Politics." Here Rev. Duncombe discusses the power of fasting.
Writes Rev. Duncombe:
If my upcoming fast goes like my previous two extended fasts for debt cancellation in Washington, its effectiveness will depend not so much on what I say on my office visits, but on what is said by the fast itself—the day-to-day silent witness of a body growing visibly weaker. In a sense, a fast like this takes on a life of its own apart from me. There is something of a sacramental quality to the fast, something that carries its own grace and power. I am simply a vehicle for a fasting body, the sight of which seems to touch the souls of others.
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