Sentences with phrase «spiritual hypochondriacs»

We are spiritual hypochondriacs, consumers of privatized religion, seekers of the salvation of our own souls and bodies.

God's grace is my responsibility; and even then, at the end of my days — because I know how prone I am to love my disease, to like being sick, to enjoy being a spiritual hypochondriac — I must always remember that by my own decision I may refuse health.»