“Brothers and sisters, care for one another.” Those are the words of Dr Phil Greenhalgh, retired Emergency Physician, Royal Flying Doctor Service veteran, faithful member at our 10am service, and keen helper at Kids Club. His message to us this winter: “If you’re contagious, stay home.”
1 Corinthians 12 is clear — the church is a body whose parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. Caring for others isn’t optional. Caring is what church does and among us are people who cannot fight off the sicknesses you just shrug off.
Phil is unimpressed by the famous Codral commercials urging us to “soldier on”, dose yourself up and push through. He’s on record: “The commercial that says to soldier on with whatever rubbish is all about money! It is just profit for the chemist.” The message he prefers is simpler and older: “stay home, stop the spread.”
Phil’s Top 3:

  1. If you are sick, stay home for two days and rest. Take Sambucol (for zinc) and a natural antiviral
  2. If you have aches and fever, test at home for flu, COVID, and RSV. If it’s flu, see your GP and get a script for Tamiflu ASAP
  3. Stay warm, eat well, avoid stress, get your flu vaccine

We’ll see you when you’re well. There’s no guilt in staying home. Your seat will be here, your church family will be here and the coffee will still be hot. The body of Christ loves each other in practical, unglamorous ways, and staying home when you’re sick is one of them. As Phil puts it: “He has watched over me for 75 years. God is good. Praise him!”
Scott Williams (Asst. Minister) & Phil Greenhalgh

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