"Shout with the voice of a trumpet blast.
...Shout aloud! Don't be timid.
Tell My people Israel of their sins!
...Yet they act so pious!
They come to the Temple every day
...and seem delighted to learn about Me.
They act like a righteous nation
...that would never abandon the laws of its God.
They ask Me to take action on their behalf,
...pretending they want to be near Me.
"We have fasted before you!' they say.
'Why aren't you impressed?
We have been very hard on ourselves,
...and you don't even notice it!'
"I will tell you why!" I respond.
..."It's because you are fasting to please yourselves.
Even while you fast,
...you keep oppressing your workers.
What good is fasting
...when you keep on fighting and quarreling?
This kind of fasting
...will never get you anywhere with Me.
You humble yourselves
...by going through the motions of penance,
bowing your heads
...like reeds bending in the wind.
You dress in burlap
...and cover yourselves with ashes.
Is this what you call fasting?
...Do you really think this will please the Lord?
"No, this is the kind of fasting I want:
Free those who are wrongly imprisoned;
...lighten the burden of those who work for you.
Let the oppressed go free,
...and remove the chains that bind people.
Share your food with the hungry,
...and give shelter to the homeless.
Give clothes to those who need them,
...and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
"Then your salvation will come like the dawn,
...and your wounds will heal quickly.
Your godliness will lead you forward,
...and the glory of the Lord will protect you from
......behind.
Then when you call, the Lord will answer.
...'Yes, I am here,' He will quickly reply.
"Remove the heavy yoke of oppression.
...Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious
......rumors!
Feed the hungry,
...and help those in trouble.
Then your light will shine...
...out from the darkness,
...and the darkness around you will be as bright as
......noon.
The Lord will guide you continually,
...giving you water when you are dry
...and restoring your strength.
You will be like a well watered garden,
...like an ever-flowing spring.
Some of you will rebuild the ruins of your
......cities.
Then you will be known as the rebuilder of walls
...and a restorer of homes.
Keep the Sabbath day holy.
...Don't pursue your own interests on that day,
but enjoy the Sabbath
...and speak of it with delight as the Lord's holy day.
Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day,
...and don't follow your own desires or talk idly.
Then the Lord will be your delight.
I will give you great honor
and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to
......your ancestor Jacob.
...I, the Lord, have spoken!"
Isaiah 58;1-14.
In Christ's love,
Verna.
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...no offense?...for what other reason would you not just read my sincere request to someone to fast for me, and then, if not lead to participate, just go quietly on to another thread where you can satisfy your need to debate?
Proclaim a Fast!
He actually would get himself sick when he was in his late forties. Yet he did that. 
