An Article On: 'Physical Health through Prayer'

Physical Health Through Prayer

 

In this first part I wish to insist on the bodily dimension of health. I am aware that the state of well-being, which the word health suggests, is like a diamond with different luminous faces. The physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual ones stand out.

 

Health, therefore, is a personal matter. It includes all facets or dimensions of the human person. I don't really mean to link them all with prayer. I would like to concentrate above all on the corporal and emotional aspects.

 

I begin with some fundamental considerations that belong to the level of beliefs. Since the time of Jesus it has been known that faith is a determining factor in the health and healing process. For this, in the first chapter I will highlight a fundamental religious belief God wants the health of the human being. His will is for the sick to recover and for the healthy to take care of his health.

 

In the second chapter I will try to explain, in practical terms, how to pray. Therefore, in the following chapters, I will propose some ways of praying that normally also benefit the health of the body.

 

1. Gods plan: The healthy man

 

God, according to the biblical narrative, created man and woman healthy and decidedly health-oriented. It is no exaggeration to state that obviously God's will is the health of every human being. It is therefore right that you go on repeating throughout your life and, during the day if you need to: "God wants me to be healthy".

 

This and similar statements, I insist, are prompted by God's revelation of Himself in Scripture. In this we find, in fact, that God creates both man and woman in his image. Jesus reveals his identity as the Messiah, as well as in other ways, through the direct healing of the sick. God also endowed us with a team of cells to give us the ability to keep our immune systems healthy. Medicine itself, traditional, scientific and alternative medicine, thus gives us a glimpse of the divine will that we preserve or recover health. Finally, the Church too pronounces and assumes this point of view in favor of health, encouraging us to obtain it by all possible means...............