We Who Live in Material Bodies

How easily do we who live in material bodies devalue the world of spirit. It occurs to me that although Jesus spent much time on issues such as hypocrisy, legalism, and pride, I know of no television ministries devoted to healing those "spiritual" problems; yet I know of many that center on physical ailments. Just as I begin feeling smug, however, I remember how easily I feel tormented by the slightest bout with physical suffering, and how seldom I feel tormented by sin.

~ Philip Yancey,

from The Jesus I Never Knew

quoted in Grace Notes

Having just endured a touch of physical sickness, I can relate easily to Yancey's last sentence.

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven"...

...he said to them, "Why are you thinking these things? Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk'? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..."

~ Mark 2:5,8-10