Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

mind needs. God alone is the one who can heal.
Those whose minds and bodies are diseased are to
behold in Christ the restorer. “Because I live,” He
says, “ye shall live also.” This is the life we are to
present to the sick, telling them that if they have
faith in Christ as the restorer, if they co-operate
with Him, obeying the laws of health and striving
to perfect holiness in His fear, He will impart to
them His life. When we present Christ to them in
this way, we are imparting a power, a strength, that
is of value; for it comes from above. This is the
true science of healing for body and soul.
Christlike Compassion
[Testimonies for the Church 3:178-184 (1872).]
I was shown that the physicians at our Institute
should be men and women of faith and spirituality.
They should make God their trust. There are many
who come to the Institute who have, by their own
sinful indulgence, brought upon themselves disease
of almost every type. This class do not deserve the
sympathy that they frequently require. And it is
painful to the physicians to devote time and
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