Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.

1. Fast and pray - Often these words are used together. A conscious decision to take a day and spend it without food is half of fasting.

2. Fasting is not a diet plan. The purpose was not to lose weight. The purpose was to spend that time in spiritual renewal. Pray. Read and study the Bible. Meditate. Spend this time in reflection, renewal, dedication to God.

3. Laid hands on them - not to bestow on them spiritual gifts, but to give them support and appoint them to the work they have been assigned.

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