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Spiritual thoughts lead to health
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
My kids were quickly recovering from flulike symptoms—and then I started feeling bad, too. One evening, I was nauseated and couldn’t keep my food down. Between trips to the bathroom, I managed to pray.
I felt strongly that I had a choice in how I responded to this situation. By becoming more conscious of God and His presence, I could find the peace I needed, along with an awareness of my real, healthy nature. And this would restore my physical well-being as well.
Mary Baker Eddy’s book Science and Health explains: “Stand porter at the door of thought. Admitting only such conclusions as you wish realized in bodily results, you will control yourself harmoniously. When the condition is present which you say induces disease, whether it be air, exercise, heredity, contagion, or accident, then perform your office as porter and shut out these unhealthy thoughts and fears. Exclude from mortal mind the offending errors; then the body cannot suffer from them” (392:24-32 Stand).
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