It seems to be the first concern of the human spirit that the body quickly
become well; whereas, in silence the soul should thank God that, in its
illness, the body had more rest than in its health—indeed, that it again
feels more life and power than it did in healthy days. But many people
become almost angry over such a consolation; they are so unaccustomed to
being still and considering their lives that they forcibly push themselves
back into the turbulence of activity. Yet precisely in this way do they
stand in the way of their own health at the very moment God would put them
under spiritual restraint, because he does not want them given over to
destruction.
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Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt
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