This, rather, is the fasting that I wish:
    releasing those bound unjustly,
    untying the thongs of the yoke;
Setting free the oppressed,
    breaking every yoke;
Sharing your bread with the hungry,
    sheltering the oppressed and the homeless;
Clothing the naked when you see them,
    and not turning your back on your own.
(Is 58:1-9a)

Jesus’s spirituality is always rooted in bodies. If we want to get closer to God, then we need to get closer to our neighbor, to do the works of justice. Doing justice brings us closer to God.