prayer. Fasting and prayer for another’s salvation or healing is a common usage of this discipline. Fasting as a means of mourning is so natural that when a loved one dies, those left behind almost always have to be urged to eat. Fasting during mourning also acts as a means of recovery from grief, perhaps even faster than other methods of grief recovery. There are at least two more good purposes for fasting. One is fasting as a means of identification with Christ, as we do during Lent. We might also