HEALTH AND WELLNESS - THE SPIRITUAL CONNECTION
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Burton Memorial United Methodist church believes wellness involves our entire life in Christ and who we are in Him. Who we are in Him determines how we live in relation to others and how we serve God and our neighbor. Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit (I Corinthians 6:19). These bodies are vessels or tools that God uses so that we may serve Him. The choices we make with our bodies and minds and our lifestyle choices may positively or negatively affect our ability to serve Him. Lifestyle choices begin at birth and stay with us until death. It is a proven fact that when we make the proper lifestyle choices, they affect our quality of health and life. - By Rev. Albert Wingfield.
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According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, spiritual practices tend to improve coping skills, social support, fostering feelings of optimism and hope, promote healthy behavior, reduce feelings of depression and anxiety, and encourage a sense of relaxation. Faith, hope and forgiveness and the use of social support and prayer have a noticable effect on health and healling. A growing number of studies reveal that spirituality may play a bigger role in the healling process than the medical community had previously thought. www.umm.edu
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