Maureen Pratt on Keeping One's Faith and Health in Balance

"The COVID-19 ('coronavirus disease 2019') situation began to unfold just as I was diagnosed with a significant flare of one of my autoimmune conditions and had to go on a very high dose course of prednisone, a steroid that, among other things, suppresses the immune system and makes it much easier to catch serious, possibly life-threatening illnesses, including influenza.

"Of course, I prayed about my health and relied on God for strength to get through the very difficult few weeks. But I also took practical precautions to protect myself from infection, including obeying my doctor's prescription of restriction - staying home throughout the course and until my immune system had rebuilt itself.

"In other words, I relied on God, but I did my utmost to be an excellent steward of the life God has given me; health and faith, working in tandem."

In a recent commentary, writer Maureen Pratt reflected on how our faith lives and our efforts to meet the challenge of COVID-19 as it related to our own lives and to others are related.

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Boston Pilot: Echoes: Maureen Pratt: Keeping the balance: Health and faith (18 MAR 20)