A candle and flowers sit on a small table beside a cushioned chair beneath an open window with a billowing sheer curtain.

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Peace of Soul

Fulton J. Sheen

There are thousands of patients on their backs who would be made better if they were on their knees instead.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The statement presents kneeling in prayer as more beneficial than lying as a patient. This religious comparison does not establish a treatment outcome or advise replacing medical care. The existing attribution remains unverified.

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