Why Don’t They Fast?

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Inquiring minds wanted to know: why were the disciples of Jesus not fasting when everyone else was?

This month, my Muslim friends have been fasting for Ramadan, and my Catholic friends are fasting for Lent. Some years, I have fasted from some foods during the Lenten season. This year, I have not. Some years, I have written Lenten reflections. This year, I have not.

Instead, I have been studying the Gospel of Mark, and I found the people’s question kind of funny: “Why do John’s disc...