Wednesday, October 31, 2012

7 Aspects of Jesus’ Healing



From the Seminar:  Faith, Science and Healing - facilitated by Dr. Jaison TM and Dr. Arul Anketell.

The EMFI Biennial National Conference was a rich time of learning and challenge for the 500+ who gathered at the Joe Beach Resort near Mahaballipuram.   We are starting a series of reflections from the conference with this post - and hope that many will contribute.

Here is a snippet from a rich seminar for graduates led by Dr. Jaison TM.  The two hours just slipped away!

7 Aspects of Jesus’ Healing

  1. Motivated by Love (2 Cor 5.14)
Jesus was moved with compassion.  The love of Christ compels us.  We see that Jesus did all that He did out of love - He left heaven and emptied himself of all but love!  We need to see this in our lives too.

  1. Eye to Eye Contact (Mark 10.21)
Jesus looked at him…  Jesus is us – how much we need to look at those we are working with.  How often our practices find us looking at papers and reports rather than the patient.

  1. Attentive Listening (Job 21.2,  Luke 8.18)
Job tells his friends to listen carefully to his words.  The needs of the suffering need to be heard and paid attention too.  Jesus did this.  The woman with the issue of blood told him everything.

  1. Wise Words (Luke 4.22)
Jesus spoke words that changed the destinies of those who were being healed by Him.

  1. Comforting Touch
Mark 1.41  Jesus was filled with compassion and reached out his hand and touched the man suffering from Hansen’s disease.

Mark 1.13  When meeting Peter’s Mother-in-law who was suffering from fever, Jesus went to her bed, took her hand, and helped her up.

How important it is for us to touch those we are healing.

  1. Prayerful Life (Luke 4.42, Luke 6.12)
Jesus was known to withdraw to lonely places to pray.   Praying for the patient precedes praying with the patient.  How much we need to follow the example of our Lord

  1. Serving Feet  (Luke 22.27, Mark 10.45)
The master came to be one of us.  Instead of lording it over us, he stripped himself and served.  All through Christ’s life we see this.  How different from so many of our health-care settings today where the doctor has the highest position and everyone else is subservient.

Following Jesus in Health Care
Jesus told His disciples to ‘follow me’ – following Jesus in healthcare means not only going to where He went (in the cities, towns and villages) and meeting the people that He met (Luke 4.18-19) but also following Him in how He served.   As we see how Jesus cured people may we too be used as His hands and feet to bring healing, restoration and shalom!
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