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color=#008000 size=5><STRONG>Good afternoon, all. I have been a member for
some time and sadly gave it up when all that squabbling took
place. At my point of reference, (in the healing ministry for
9+ years, loads of training, etc.) it is ignorance that keeps the church from
embracing its healing heritage. And quite like Christine, some of it
seems scary to those who are not exposed to healing prayer. I am blessed
to be in a church where there are active prayer ministers who are eager to
boldly pray for parishoners for their various ills.</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=500563717-01082006><STRONG><FONT
face=Papyrus color=#008000 size=5>ICXC,</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=500563717-01082006><STRONG><FONT
face=Papyrus color=#008000 size=5>Jane McPherson</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=500563717-01082006><STRONG><FONT
face=Papyrus color=#008000 size=5>Jacksonville, FL
USA</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
healing-bounces+a.jane.mcpherson=medtronic.com@justus.anglican.org
[mailto:healing-bounces+a.jane.mcpherson=medtronic.com@justus.anglican.org]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>RevdChris@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 01, 2006
1:34 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Healing@justus.anglican.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Healing] Fw: Re:[Healing-Inactivity]<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Your question — the flippant answer is 'yes'!</DIV>
<DIV>The thoughtful answer is, I believe (as a priest in the Church of England)
that we have come through some hundred years of being convinced that scientific
medicine, once perfected, would cure all ills. Medicine is quite wonderful, and
gives us much cause to rejoice with thanks, but increasingly the world is
recognising that there is more to wholeness than what medicine offers, and we
are learning to recover the greater, Christian, understanding of healing. For
many that is scary, reeks of mumbo jumbo and holds the risk of humiliating
failure. So I believe we need to tread sensitively and carefully, offering all
that God has to offer through the healing ministry of his Church.</DIV>
<DIV>You ask why this group is silent — sadly some years ago it
disintegrated into sad squabbling and fizzled out. It would be very good if it
came alive again in a more constructive and helpful way. So, hi all, and peace
to us all!</DIV>
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<DIV>Christine Garrard</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>