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Why physical limitations can feel like spiritual loss

I used to feel closest to God during long runs but since my heart attack I am afraid both of exercising and of losing that sacred connection.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The body as a site of divine encounter becomes complicated when physical capacity diminishes.

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