Re: See you in a week

Les Albert wrote:
> Opus the Penguin <opusthepenguin+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> Hey, everyone. At church today we decided to devote this week to
>> prayer and fasting to seek the work of God in our church and in
>> our community. I'll be observing this in part by spending time
>> in prayer that I would ordinarily spend in your estimable
>> company. 
>> Have a good time without me. I look forward to Googling up what
>> you said when you thought I was gone.
> 
> 
> I can understand the prayer, but how does fasting help you seek the
> work of God in your church and community?  

Don't know for sure, but 4000 years of experience shows it
does something. I'll leave it up to the mind experts as to
what. Anyway, some profoundly religious sorts claim that it
brings new insights. See, for example:

http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=1155