马太福音-Matthew 6章16~17节
| 6:16 |
还有，你们禁食的时候，不可面带愁容，像那假冒为善的人一样；他们把脸装得难看，为要叫人看出他们在禁食。我实在告诉你们，他们已经充分的得了他们的赏赐。 And when you fast, do not be like the sullen-faced hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly I say to you, They have their reward in full. |
| 6:17 |
但你禁食的时候，要油你的头，洗你的脸， But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, |
Enlightenment:
To fast is not to refrain from eating; it is being unable to eat because of being desperately burdened to pray for certain things. It is also an expression of self-humbling in seeking mercy of God. To give alms is to give what we have the right to possess, whereas to fast is to give up what we have the right to enjoy.
亮光
禁食并不是克制吃喝，乃是因着负担迫切为某些事祷告，以致不能吃喝。禁食也是一种降卑自己，寻求神怜悯的表现。施舍是将我们有权持有的给人，禁食是将我们有权享受的舍弃。