In society today there is an absence of understanding of what it is to be healed and how to live in a state of peace. A state of peace with self, with our neighbour, and within our community.
Maybe this is because very few people know what a normal life is anymore. We are exposed to media, to news and our experience that establishes for us an environment that is broken and hurting, and because we have not seen or experienced anything different this has become our normality.
The tragedy is that we can bring healing into these situations when we bring the Good News to ourselves, to others, and so to the community we find ourselves in. Christ died on the cross reconciling God to the world, so that salvation would come to all who believe in Him. This reconciling power has not stopped, yet it would appear to have done so, when we observe the world around us. What has stopped would appear to be the desire of the church to reach out into the world with the Good News.
I heard a statement the other day that the church is like a paraplegic, it is no longer able to go where it needs to go, nor is it able to do what it needs to do. This for me was a scary image and it made me sit up and think. How then do we need to bring about the change in the way we act and respond as a church to the desperate situation in society today. There are many people who have not heard about Jesus Christ within the suburbs we l ive in, even our neighbours may have no idea.
We need to bring the Good News of God’s reconciling and healing power into their lives.We do this by caring enough for them that we will pray for them and showing them kindness in the way we respect them, to share Christ with them, not in what we say but in what they see us doing. We also need to be
praying for our leaders, for the community we livein, and for them to know Christ.
Rev. David Hutt
Christ Healing Herald
NOTE: Rev Hutt will be hosting a seminar at St Mark's on the 31st July and st of August 2010
Thanks for prayers - oncologist said there is no chance of operating on Frank as the cancer is in the ribs. They will "plot" the radium therapy next week and when I return start the treatment, which is every week day for 30 treatments.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your retreat. Thinking of you all.
Love
Alison