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Praying about contagion
As a response to both the disease and pandemic fears, we’ve pulled together a variety of healing ideas about contagion. Check out the perspectives below.
Video podcast
Conquering fear about the swine flu
Fear and panic won’t help stop swine flu, but calm, clear thinking and praying—an affirmation of each individual’s spirituality, inseparable from God’s harmony and peace—will provide a healthy atmosphere for all. more
Online chat
Swine flu—what your prayers can do to help
Lynn Jackson, CSB, Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 2:00–3:00pm ET
Fear and panic won’t help stop swine flu, but calm, clear thinking and praying—an affirmation of each individual’s spirituality, inseparable from God’s harmony and peace—will provide a healthful and healing atmosphere for all. more
Audio interview
A prayerful response to fears about swine flu
As fears about the flu outbreak begin to subside, how can prayer continue to support the health and progress of our global neighbors? For helpful ideas, listen to this brief interview, available in Spanish (español) as well as English, with Christian Science practitioner and lecturer Lorenzo Rodriguez. more
From The Christian Science Monitor
Freedom from swine flu through God’s care
By Rosalie E. Dunbar | April 28, 2009
As cases of swine flu appear in various nations, travel restrictions are being advised, and public health authorities in each country are taking steps they think are essential to protect citizens. Some news headlines are stirring up fear, and it’s important to antidote these reports by responding vigorously with prayer. more | español
español
El cuidado de Dios nos libra de la influenza porcina
Antes las noticias de brotes de influenza porcina en varias naciones, una respuesta por medio de la oración puede traer paz y protección. más
Blog
Praying about eliminating flu
by Susie Jostyn
Right where I had been consumed by fear of the symptoms and overwhelmed by all the potential causes and results of the problem, I was now certain that I was safe. I knew I was in God’s care, and I knew that every part of my being—down to the smallest element—was defined by Him, and safe in Him. more
Online chat transcript
Spiritual healing—more than a matter of faith
Live audio chat with Mark Swinney, CSB, April 28, 2009
Swine flu is at the top of the agenda in this chat, but Mark also responds to questions about the difference between faith and spiritual understanding, dealing with discouragement, and with grief. more
Foundational perspective
Contagion
Mary Baker Eddy Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896
Floating with the popular current of mortal thought without questioning the reliability of its conclusions, we do what others do, believe what others believe, and say what others say. Common consent is contagious, and it makes disease catching. more
