Healers

I became really uncomfortable once as I watched on television a man who stood on a stage, invited afflicted men and women to come forward and then, placing his hand on their foreheads, called on God in a loud voice. Then, pronouncing them healed, he shoved them backwards into the arms of several of his helpers. (I think it’s called being “slain in the Lord.”) All I could think was that Christ was a tad less dramatic than that.

I am very comfortable, however, seeing ordinary men and women heal each other’s pain. I’ve seen it done with a smile; with a gentle, loving touch on the arm; with a hug; with a word of forgiveness or encouragement; and, mostly, with love.

My point: We all can heal. We do it by faith in God and love for others.

“Some people brought to him a paralyzed
man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus
said to the paralyzed man, ‘Be encouraged,
my child! Your sins are forgiven.’”
-Matthew 9:2

I know a man who, the other evening, was broken – again – by his addiction to alcohol. He was despondent, frustrated, in despair. I and another friend encouraged him to go to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. During that gathering of men and women, he reached out and encouraged others, creating a healing network of very human men and women who performed miracles of uplifting encouragement out of love and faith. Very powerful stuff. So, share your love and faith, no matter how wobbly it may be. Heal others and watch how, in turn, they will help heal you. God bless.

John Ingrisano
DailyConnections
209 Church Street
Algoma, WI 54201
(920) 559-3722
February 21, 2012