I live in the South where
religion is of upmost importance. I’ve recently been thinking about the dozens of Facebook posts I see each month that start out with the words, “Please pray for me…”
The post then goes on to say something like, “I was at Sam’s Bar-B-Que on Saturday when I started having a
heart attack…” or, “I was leaving Jim’s Steak House when I fell down with intense pain. Turns out I had a
kidney stone…” or, “I’ve just been diagnosed with
Type 2 Diabetes…”
“Please pray for me.”
I am all for asking for prayers and for praying for someone, but I also think we each have a responsibility to take care of ourselves.
If I am overweight and eat large slabs of meat, I’m just asking for a heart attack.
If my cholesterol is out of control, I may be inviting cancer to take hold.
If my blood pressure is high, I may be asking for a stroke.
If I drink too much milk and eat too much cheese, I may be asking for the calcium loss that accompanies it and then osteoporosis.
If I eat too many animal protein-containing foods, I am setting my kidneys up for failure.
If I don’t get enough folic acid in my diet, I may be setting myself up for Alzheimer’s disease.
If I am overweight and my glucose gets high, I may be setting myself up for Type 2 Diabetes.
In other words, I think each us needs to learn about the
healthful effects of eating a
plant-based diet. Then our prayer requests can go down.
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