Spiritual Control of the Body
Unity emphasizes control of the physical by the spiritual. Many of the things that we do and expect to control are not spiritual in the sense that they are in accord with God's laws and plans! Real control is in living according to the perfect pattern and law. It is not spiritual thought that prompts one to abuse the body in any way. It is not spiritual thought or desire that allows one to eat when there is no need of food, or to partake of foods that the body does not require. It is not spiritual thought that causes one to worry, or to become tense, or to drive the body in the effort to gain intellectually.
A thing is not less spiritual because it has taken form and weight and color. The thing that might be termed "material" is the misconception or unwise combination of thoughts and elements that produces an undesirable result. Spirit becomes manifest in our expression of what God gives.
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