COVID LESSON 8: Listen to Your Body

“Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.” Lk. 12:23

Our body can heal itself.
This is what we learned from the past
And is now learning again through COVID-19.
(I hope we will take the lesson now seriously)

So far, doctors say that we don’t have a cure for COVID-19.
(We pray that in soonest possible time, there will already be)
But we are not clueless in fighting it.
The best they can prescribe-
Make our immune system strong.
(This is also what survivors are telling us)

For a good read about immune system and how we can help our body to make it strong- click the link- https://www.abc.net.au/…/can-you-boost-your-immune…/12085036

Is this not also what our Creator told us long time ago?

Avoid stress- “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.” Lk. 12:22

Laugh a lot - “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Prov. 17:22

Exercise well – “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed. Heb.12:11-13

Eat fruits and vegetables a lot – “And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.” Gen. 1:29

Rest- “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Sleep well - His disciples replied, "Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better." Jn. 11:4

Pray - Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.

Speak well - Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (More on this next time)

Be generous – “Train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” 1 Tim. 4:7-8

Indeed, there’s no better doctor than our loving Creator!
And the fact is, He makes our body like The Medical City.
Today, let’s listen and follow its prescriptions.

Let us pray. (Silence)

Generous Father,
Thank you for today.
Thank you for putting food in our table and protecting us from sickness. Pardon us for the times we neglect our body as your temple. Help us to protect it. So in return, it also has enough strength to protect us. In Jesus name. Amen.

Guide Questions for reflection
1. How do I take care of my body?
2. What are things I need to do more to improve my immune system? When I will be starting to do it?