Tuesday, 27 December 2016

BEST STRATEGY FOR MANAGING STRESS (Letter to Dom Post, Dec 27)


I hate stating the obvious, but I suppose to non-Christians it’s not obvious that the best strategy for managing stress (How cortisol may affect your health, December 27) is prayer.
 
Dr Libby suggests meditation as a “breath-focused practice”, but the God-focused practice of contemplative prayer is incomparably superior. Look at one of its best-known modern practitioners, Mother Teresa of Kalkuta, and what she achieved.
 
Cortisol? I bet she didn’t know the meaning of the word.

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