1. Jesus teaches About fasting, almsgiving, and prayer

2. Fasting

3. Fasting • At the proper time, empty to be filled by God, emptied of distractions and satisfied feeling; go without in solidarity with those who have no choice in being hungry, go without so you can share what you have

4. Almsgiving

5. Almsgiving • charity, sharing with those who are in need, be generous

6. Prayer

7. Prayer • Jesus teaches us to pray: • Lord’s Prayer or Our Father, • he gives us good example of prayer: • alone, with meals, with miracles, in groups, with honesty • in praise and thanksgiving, in need for self and others, in forgiveness

8. Give examples from memory and scripture:

9. All major religions have these components: fasting, almsgiving, and prayer