Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits; who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.—Psalms, ciii., 2, 3.
One of these statements is somewhat stimulating to our curiosity. The apparent meaning of the text is that we must find relief from moral evil and physical ailment, from the same source, or, in other words, that God's providence extends over the whole area of human life and experience—body as well as soul.
That is a startling announcement and one which contravenes the social traditions we have inherited from innumerable ages. We have been taught to think of God as having close relations to the spiritual nature, but as indifferent to the condition of the physical system. Have we been mistaken in this matter and is it our duty to find health as well as contentment and happiness in religion? The subject is worth thinking about, and a few casual suggestions may not be out of place.
