ecall that the human race lay sick, because of its sins.

To heal this great body of the sick the Almighty Physician came down from heaven. He humbled himself to take mortal flesh to himself, coming to the sick bed.

Come to this Physician. This is the time to be healed, not the time for vain pleasure.

Prayer. Lord, you are my helper and the helper of everyone who reaches out to you. Indeed, you are my Redeemer for the very purpose of enabling me to reach out to you.

From John E. Rotelle, O.S.A., Augustine Day by Day: Minute Meditations for Every Day Taken from the Writings of Saint Augustine. Catholic Book Publishing Co. New York, 1986.

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