Isaiah 58:6-9

“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:

 to loose the chains of injustice

 and untie the cords of the yoke,

 to set the oppressed free

 and break every yoke?

 Is it not to share your food with the hungry

 and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter

 when you see the naked, to clothe them,

 and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

 Then your light will break forth like the dawn,

 and your healing will quickly appear;

 then your righteousness will go before you,

 and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;

 you will cry for help, and he will say: ‘Here am I.’”

(NIV notes)....God says He wants our service to go beyond our own personal growth to acts of kindness, charity, justice and generosity.  True fasting is more than what we don't eat; it is pleasing God by applying His Word to our society.