Food Prayer #30
When we are fasting, our desire should be to see God. Our appetites stand in the way, and so we must weaken their hold on us.
Food Prayer #31
To see Him, one should completely conquer one's appetites.
Food Prayer #32
I wanted to improve and train my body.
Food Prayer #33
I believed then and I believe even now, that, no matter what amount of work one has, one should always find some time for exercise, just as one does for one's meals. It is in my humble opinion that, far from taking away from one's capacity for work, it adds to it.
Food Prayer #34
Today I know that physical training should have as much place in the curriculum as mental training.
Food Prayer #35
I had formed the habit of taking long walks, which still remains with me.
Food Prayer #36
This habit of long walks has kept me practically free of illness and has given me a fairly strong body.
Food Prayer #37
It was my desire to teach these little ones physical exercise and make them hardy.
Food Prayer #38
I must have taken about six dance lessons. But it was beyond me to achieve anything like rhythmic motion…