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The Merry Heart as Medicine: Mind's Dominion Over Matter - Illustration on mind-body connection | IllustrateTheWord

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The Merry Heart as Medicine: Mind's Dominion Over Matter

By Joseph S. ExellSource: archive.org219 wordsAI-crafted by ChurchWiseAI

Yet the mind claims a sovereignty over the body that the body can never assert in return.

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mind-body connection emotional health spiritual restoration divine sovereignty over suffering

Scripture References

Proverbs 16:22

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