anorexia

¹⁹Or do you not know that your bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? ²⁰For you have been bought at a great price. Glorify and carry God in your body.

⁷And the Lord said to Samuel: “You should not look with favor on his face, nor on the height of his stature. For I have rejected him. Neither do I judge by the appearance of a man. For man sees those things that are apparent, but the Lord beholds the heart.”

²⁵And so I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, as to what you will eat, nor about your body, as to what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

⁷You are totally beautiful, my love, and there is no blemish in you.

¹⁷He has taken them up, from the way of their iniquity. For they were brought low, because of their injustices. ¹⁸Their soul abhorred all food, and they drew near even to the gates of death.

¹⁶Do you not know that you are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God lives within you?

²⁹For no man has ever hated his own flesh, but instead he nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also does to the Church.

³He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.

²And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.

¹⁸And she said, “I wish that your handmaid may find grace in your eyes.” And the woman went on her way, and she ate, and her countenance was no longer changed for the worse.

¹³For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

³And if I distribute all my goods in order to feed the poor, and if I hand over my body to be burned, yet not have charity, it offers me nothing.

¹⁴I will confess to you, for you have been magnified terribly. Your works are miraculous, as my soul knows exceedingly well.

⁴Rise up. It is for you to discern, and we shall be with you. Be strengthened and act.”

¹⁵You judge according to the flesh. I do not judge anyone.

⁸Therefore, her husband Elkanah said to her: “Hannah, why are you weeping? And why do you not eat? And for what reason do you afflict your heart? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

¹⁸Their soul abhorred all food, and they drew near even to the gates of death. ¹⁹And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he delivered them in their necessity.

¹⁶in an open manner, and not as if cloaking malice with liberty, but like servants of God.

¹⁸And this is a gift from God: that every man to whom God has given wealth and resources, and to whom he has granted the ability to consume these, may enjoy his portion, and may find joy in his labors.

¹⁶Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be saved. For the unremitting prayer of a just person prevails over many things.