Fast Sunday

No, it's not because this day is going by fast.

For Latter-Day Saints the first Sunday of each month is an opportunity to abstain from meals and liquids for a 24 hour period (starting on the Saturday afternoon or evening). The money which would have ordinarily been spent on meals are donated as a fast offering which is collected and used in providing financial relief to those with needs in a congregation.

On Fast Sundays members of a congregation are also given the opportunity to bear their testimony in the congregation of the things they know to be true about the Gospel.

Fasting is not performed for the purpose of physical cleansing or just for the same of helping the  disadvantaged, although these are secondary benefits. People fast for specific purposes. It could be to resolve their own personal issues, or challenged others are facing.  If we were to compare ordinary prayers and prayers offered during a fast in military terms, fasting would be like bringing out the big guns.  There are many references in the scriptures on fasting.

Today, I fasted for a specific purpose. I feel confident that my prayers will be answered because many in my circle are also praying and fasting on my behalf. Miracles happen when we fast for a specific worthy purpose. I've seen it happen.