Editorial January 20, 1992 Issue

The value of strong, persistent prayer

Ann Kenrick

If we were to take seriously all the material remedies advertised in the media these days, we might conclude that the only way to keep healthy is to have pills and potions on hand for every eventuality. But many people are looking for a better way to take care of themselves and to maintain their family's health.

When we think of ourselves in merely physical terms, we often become anxious about our well-being. As we catch a clearer glimpse of the spiritual fact Christianity teaches—that the essence of life is something other than flesh and bones, the corporeal sense of oneself—we begin to recognize something of man's real identity as wholly spiritual, derived from Spirit, God, the creator of all.

The first chapter of the Bible indicates that man's true selfhood is wholly good and fashioned by God, in His, Spirit's, image. When we study the rest of the Bible closely, especially the healing acts of Christ Jesus in the New Testament, we begin to see the implications of a true understanding of God's man and His creation. Jesus proved over and over again the truth of man's being spiritual, as he went among the people, healing their sickness and sin.

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