thoughts on the news of the day: the common cold

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            It takes 48 hours to get the common cold once you have been exposed to it.  Exercise may be the best preventative for a cold and orange juice pretty much doesn’t work.  Echinacea and hot tea are good; lack of sleep not so good.  The average person gets 200 colds in their lifetime.  These are some of the facts about the adenovirus 36, also known as one of the viruses that cause the common cold.  One other interesting fact about a cold virus is that it might make you fat!  A study found that children who had colds were on the average heavier than those who didn’t.

            So far, medical science hasn’t found a true cure for the common cold.  We have many ways to treat it, but no real cures.  We continue to sneeze and sniffle drinking Mom’s chicken noodle soup as we suffer.  Allowing it to run its course is probably the best way to escape a cold.  It just takes time.

            And that’s true of most healing.  Whether it’s physical, mental or emotional pain; one of the most important components in healing is time.  Now I am not advocating dismissal of doctors and healers of all kinds.  Ultimately, I believe that God alone heals. But God uses doctors and medicine, too.  And God uses the passage of time. 

            My prayer for you today is that no matter what your condition or ailment, God will give you all the time you need to heal.

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