Church as Healer VIII

At some point soon aftet my intitiation into my core ‘hesychastic’ (described earlier) practice and experiencing the profound bliss of G-d’s Presence. I asked G0d where do I go now. I had a strong impression to look across the street from the corner on which I was standing. There stood a full Gospel Church and my first impression was no, not that.

I had visions of fundamentalist narrow mindedness (which indeed was evident in some people). Still there was a strong sense of YES and I obeyed. Within two minutes of walking through the door, I just started to cry as feelings of isolation from the community of G-d were revealed and healed through encountering the high energies of praise and faith.

I think more healings can happen spontaneously in the churches today, yet I know that my healing began long before I entered the door for I had dropped my shields blocking G-d's spirit and let go some time before. In fact, I believe the healing happened when I released my BS (belief systems) earlier. The tears and conscious manifestation of that healing was just the confirmation.

So the better part of healing is the correction of all the energetic disturbances and resistances which hold our suffering in place. Then we can receive it. Once this is released the unfolding drama of the healing itself can be allowed to complete.

In practice however, a healing ministry points to a commitment by the church to healing in the first place, to assisting people in the practice of engaging and releasing the spiritual core of whatever they may be facing (and at root all things are spiritual for as St Paul says; we war not against flesh and blood.

Therfore we must be prepared to teach people the spiritual laws and processes of healing the soul in some safe and formal fashion as a part of the ministry itself; getting the word out that there are those present that can help in the restoration of the soul and its powers. There is in my own mind no difference between healing and growing in spiritual maturity.

And if as a church we are not about this, what are we about? Many I have seen are content to be social service organizations that teach their own brand of theology on Sundays. And people are leaving the church on account of this attention to the body and neglect of their souls growth in intimacy with G-d.

I know these are strong words and I'm inclined to temper them when the message is heard. Actually I'd rather not try to change the church at all, it seems a stubborn institution and there are more receptive ears on its fringes. Yet it is not my will that is to be done here.

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