{"id":64,"date":"2009-08-06T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayerplainandsimple\/2009\/08\/a-prayer-of-augustine-you-are-my-health.html"},"modified":"2009-08-06T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T05:00:00","slug":"a-prayer-of-augustine-you-are-my-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2009\/08\/a-prayer-of-augustine-you-are-my-health.html","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer of Augustine: “You are My Health”"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Augustine didn’t trust his physical body. Prior to his conversion to Christianity Augustine had lived to please and indulge his own appetites. For the rest of his life on earth he considered his “flesh” as the enemy of his soul. I believe Augustine overreacted a bit. After all, God created our bodies, and called them “very good.” One day we will be given new resurrected bodies. The idea can’t be all bad! <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

In this prayer Augustine recognizes that human life in the human body is something given and sustained by God. This prayer of praise recognizes that life and health are a gift. It’s something of a moderation for Augustine… <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

If you are struggling with health issues, lift this prayer to God and know that HE is your health, and all you’ll ever need! <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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Great are You, O God, and greatly to be praised; great is Your power, and Your wisdom infinite. We who are but a particle of Your creation, praise You. You awaken us to delight in Your praise; for You made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.<\/font><\/span><\/b> <\/font><\/span><\/b>What are You then, my God? Most high, most good, most omnipotent; most merciful, yet most just; most hidden, yet most present; most beautiful, yet most strong; stable, yet incomprehensible; unchangeable, yet all-changing; ever old, ever new; supporting, filling, and overspreading; creating, flourishing, and maturing; seeking, yet having all things. You, O God, are my life, my joy, my health.<\/font><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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