BEST PAIN DOCTOR
People
brought to him all those who were sick and begged him that they might
touch only the tassel on his cloak, and as many as touched it were
healed.– Matthew 14:35-36
Do you know that many of the patients in the hospitals in America
are there because of psychosomatic illnesses? This means that the
sickness of their bodies originate from their thinking.
Dr. John Sarno, a pioneer in psychosomatic medicine, has been dubbed
“America’s best pain doctor” by Forbes magazine. He discovered that it’s
easier to endure physical pain than emotional pain and, because of
this, our unconscious mind produces all kinds of bodily pains to
distract us from the real and deep emotional problems we have. Dr. Sarno
believed that if a person faces her real emotional pain, then the
physical pain would no longer have any use and would disappear.
Friends, do you have a chronic pain in the neck, shoulder or back for
which doctors can’t find a cause? Maybe the real source of the pain is a
broken relationship, a conflict, fear or worry.
The Lord wants to heal us. Let’s surrender to Him our hurts and pains and allow Him to heal our bodies and spirits. Rissa Singson Kawpeng (justbreatherissa@gmail.com)
Reflection: “Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing, peace is the measure.” (Phyllis McGinley)
Jesus, heal my body, my emotions and my relationships. Amen.
St. John Vianney, priest, pray for us.
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