Did you know there is a connection between eating and the praying part of the brain?
I wish I could remember the article, but I read a scholarly article on this subject.
It seems that the same area of the brain activates when people pray as those who eat.
So, if you wake up in the middle of the night, finding yourself with an appetite, perhaps prayer will satisfy.
Food, compared to praying, has chemicles that can make people crave the flaves.
This is why prayer is called a discipline.
In contrast, food, for many Americans and others, is a past-time that expands the waste-line.
Confession: I battle the habit of eating larger quantities and/or munching through the day.