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In 2014, I am facilitating a 12-week interactive online course in contemplative prayer and action for priests with Saint Luke Institute. Please visit SLIconnect.org to learn more: https://www.sliconnect.org/product/living-god-program-contemplative-life-2/
In 2014, I am facilitating a 12-week interactive online course in contemplative prayer and action for priests with Saint Luke Institute. Please visit SLIconnect.org to learn more: https://www.sliconnect.org/product/living-god-program-contemplative-life-2/
Wednesday 6th
Week OT
St. Luke Institute
February 19, 2014
NARROW VIEW OF
HEALING +++++++++++++++++++++
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Some folks get upset & troubled about the
amount of space the healing of the sick takes in the Gospel
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Jesus’ healings of others seem to dwarf ministry
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One might say it doesn’t seem spiritual enough
for the supernatural revelation of God to humans
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This is becz we think of healing narrowly, as
getting rid of people’s pain, disease, disability & distress
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But think of healing as restoring someone to
true normality, restoring to full humanity, making us what God meant us to be,
do that and things shift
WIDER VIEW OF HEALING
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So here’s the shift:
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Jesus’ healing of the sick is
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His bringing back to life, life as it was meant
to be
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It’s his mending that which has broken down
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It’s his healing our deep mental and spiritual
wounds
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All by the action of his deep love for us
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For all these healing actions he establishes,
unequivocally, his very life-giving Spirit
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And makes clear that this Spirit is ever present
and at work and poured out lavishly on the rich and the poor, the saint and the
sinner
HEALED AND HEALING ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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One could still say, “So what! How does my healing affect others?”
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This lavish healing of me is not only part of
God’s character,
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It is also a definite characteristic of every
human person’s vocation as declared in Christ
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In one form or another, our healing &
through it the healing of others has to be present in our lives
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It may be the gratitude we express
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The hope we offer another
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It may be the many ways we can heal by our
presence in someone’s life
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Or it may be through the generous gift of our
talents
CONCLUSION
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His healing loving kindness has got to flow
through us, if we have given ourselves to him
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