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"The Manner of Fasting Acceptable to the Lord"
This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly,
untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke;
Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the
homeless; Clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on
your own.
Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall
quickly be healed; Your vindication shall go before you, and the glory of the
LORD shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer, you shall cry for help, and
he will say: Here I am! If you remove from your midst oppression, false
accusation and malicious speech;
If you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; Then light
shall rise for you in the darkness, and the gloom shall become for you like
midday;
Then the LORD will guide you always and give you plenty even on the parched
land. He will renew your strength, and you shall be like a watered garden, like
a spring whose water never fails.
Isaiah 58: 6-11
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