Principle 10: Healing the Body by Taking Care of Your Spiritual Self

Principle #10: (Formerly called “Lost Lamb Found”) Connectedness to God positively influences your health and aging. Having spiritual health will slow the rate of biological aging and reduce the incidence of many diseases.

The Law: you can slow aging and accelerate healing by filling your spiritual reservoir.

The worth of the inner health is the soul factor.
Here is where the biological you – the holistic, energetic you – interacts by developing relationships outside yourself.

In the first edition of The Healing Response, says that “to sidestep the importance of your relationship to God does health and healing a disservice” (p 68). Notably, there are orientation and language issues. And to some, lip service is only to their “Higher Power”, according to their understanding. That’s okay, but don’t fail to appreciate that health of the soul factor is enormous.

Larry Dossey early in his career summarized in Healing Words data that prayer, and spiritual relationships were valuable adjuncts to health and healing. People lived longer and felt better when they were connected.

Inside the spirit, when healthy, resides joy and merriment. Laugher is evident in the healthy. We not only see it in words, but the countenance and smiles bear witness of what is inside.

As part of my earlier work regarding pain and depression, I wrote that when one is not spiritual healthy, they have spiritual pain. This is symptomatically seen in feeling detached, friendless, alone, bored, listless and out of God’s reach – a feeling of being unsaved. These are uncomfortable symptoms and not seen in those with salubrious health.

The point is a simple and profound one. Lost sheep are unhealthy, starve, and are prone to predators. The macho facade won’t do it, or only for a time. Get connected. 

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