Article February 21, 2005 Issue

YOUR RIGHT TO CONSISTENT HEALTH

By Margaret Rogers

IT'S WHAT WE ALL WANT: HEALTH THAT ISN'T IFFY, SHAKY, TOO SOON LOST—BUT CERTAIN, SECURE, ROCK-SOLID. NOT A PAUSE BETWEEN ILLNESSES, BUT A STEADY-STATE, SPIRITUAL REALITY OF OUR LIVES.

IF YOU COULD PREVENT A CHILD'S death by providing a mosquito net, who wouldn't want to do it? According to the United Nations Millennium Project report issued in January, dramatic improvements in people's lives can be achieved through relatively modest increases in aid from wealthy nations. Director Jeffrey Sachs said he is optimistic that the project's goals will be attained because people are generous and only need to be better informed in order to give in proportion to the need.

Philanthropy involves caring for people's immediate needs through generous giving. But many are realizing that lasting health is achieved and protected only through a deeper spiritual knowledge. Health is actually a divine right of all people. And this right is winnable through an understanding of Christ Jesus' spiritual teaching.