Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!sharkey!rjf001!hpftc!zardoz!uci-ics!orion.cf.uci.edu!usc!ucsd!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: crowe@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Daniel Crowe) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Christian Healers Message-ID: Date: 21 Aug 89 06:21:20 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: City College Of New York Lines: 33 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article jgil@pacbell.com (Joanne Gilbert) writes: >I have a very close friend that is very sick. She has been exploring >some of the Catholic churches "healing masses" and is hoping to improve >her health in this way. Does anyone out there have any experiences that >they can share? We know that the Bible says that with just a mustard >seed worth of faith that anything is possible but thus far an incredible >amount of praying has not yielded any results. We have also been >listening to Sister Briege McKenna's cassette tapes "The Healing Love >of Jesus" which has been uplifting and hope inspiring. Sometimes >we feel very desperate. >Any ideas or inspiration would be appreciated. Perhaps the following exhortation from Paul may be of some help: "Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present you requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:4-7, NIV) If you have faith, God will either remove the illness or supply you with the strength to bear the associated suffering, enough so that you will know the peace of God, which transcends all understanding. -- Daniel (God is my judge) * "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to physics graduate student * speak and slow to become angry, for man's City College of New York * anger does not bring about the righteous crowe@sci.ccny.cuny.edu * life that God desires." (James 1:19-20)