[Faith-talk] Health of body and soul; prayer, meditation, and flossing

[Ericka]

Hi Bill! I'm not surprised that you derive some benefit from Catholic radio. Sometimes I like watching the mass on EWTN. I learn more sometimes from the children's programming there too! I never thought of your idea before but I kind of like it and maybe I can say the rosary in my head as I floss? When I was a nursing home activity assistant I had to leave the rosary once a week. The little ladies taught it to me and I followed a children's book called my first  rosary which I picked up at a Catholic bookstore for probably three bucks. I was raised Protestant as well, but I can see how it would focus your mind. 
I have a bit of trouble with the Hail Mary part of it, but honoring the parts of the life of Jesus in A concise way it's pretty cool I agree. At one time they had only for mysteries they called them. They break it down into different parts of Jesus life. Now there are five. 

Peace be with all!

Ericka Short
 from my iPhone 6+

> On Sep 4, 2017, at 12:42 PM, Bill Outman via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Good afternoon, all.  
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> I hope you are enjoying the Labor Day holiday wherever you may be.  
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> The subject line may look a bit odd to you, putting together some things
> that may at first not to seem to go together.  
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> We know, however, it is good to treat both soul and body and the two
> reinforce each other, especially if we believe the body is the temple of the
> Holy Spirit.  Exercise is important and is sometimes tied to prayer and
> meditation, but there may be another approach that could be helpful because
> it is easier to get it started.  The idea came to me as an insight from a
> radio program I have begun listening to over the last several months.  The
> program is called Pathways Of Learning, hosted by Sister Marie Pappas, which
> airs on The Catholic Channael on Sirius-XM satellite radio.  Given my
> Protestant and non-denominational background, finding an inspiration through
> a Catholic program might seem surprising.  I really discovered her Easter
> weekend when her guest was discussing the Eucharist, or communion as we
> Protestants call it.  I was gaining insights into both my relationship with
> God and others.  I now make this program a regularly scheduled stop in my
> schedule, usually the 7 a. m. Eastern airing on Saturday, but it is repeated
> several times during the week.  I've even corresponded with Sister Marie by
> email, and she has acknowledged this on air.  
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> Sister Marie's subject on this week's broadcast was the Rosary, a set of
> prayers based on the life of Christ.  She and her guest discussed the
> history of this practice going back all the way to medieval monks praying
> the Psalms and then relating them to the New Testament story of Christ.
> Eventually this developed into sets of prayers called decades designed to
> aid in prayer and teach semi-literate laity about Jesus.  These prayers have
> been a focus in Catholicism recently as this is the centennial year of
> Fatima.  
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> While extemporaneous prayer is good, systematic prayer can be rewarding as
> well.  But intrigued me is when Marie likened the process to flossing, which
> we can do to augment our dental health in addition to brushing.  It's a
> maintenance process for our bodies and may be an effective start toward
> improving our physical health, just as prayer and meditation are spiritual
> maintenance.  
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> I've not been as good at either as I could be, but since the broadcast I've
> taken up the flossing again, using disposable flossers as that's easier to
> coordinate physically for me.  
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> So consider trying this approach to improve your life in multiple ways and
> perhaps you will derive double benefit.  
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> Have a blessed day.  
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> Bill Outman 
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