JORAS - Nigerian Journal of Religion and Society

The reality of sickness and sin and the need for spiritual and physical healing in human endeavors cannot be over-emphasized. It is a daily occurrence that affects the wholeness of human life. No doubt, the struggle to ?ght against sickness and sin is an on-going process which leads to the discovery of various means of healing and treatment. The Church and Science through the administration of the sacrament of anointing and medical care in hospitals respectively, play active role in bringing back the sick to healthy conditions of life. This article discusses the importance and relationship between sickness, sin and healing in order to understand and celebrate the Sacrament of Anointing of the sick appropriately. The article intends to help people realize their physical and spiritual states of life and to be well-disposed not only to seek for medical care in hospitals whenever they fall ill but as Christians to approach the Church for its spiritual healing through the administration of the sacrament of anointing of the sick. This will go a long way to make Christians fully understand and appreciate the fact that when they are sick, they can get both physical and spiritual help from the hospitals and the Church.

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