“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.” - Ezekiel 36:26-27

Fasting through Lent
The Lord God has made it quite clear to us what He means by ‘fasting’. Through Isaiah He turns the negative of ‘giving up’ into the positive of ‘taking up’. And, He will give us the means to do this, by renewing our spirit, and softening our hearts!
6 Is this not, rather, the fast that I choose: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking off every yoke?
7 Is it not sharing your bread with the hungry, bringing the afflicted and the homeless into your house; Clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own flesh?
8 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.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer, you shall cry for help, and he will say: “Here I am!”