Acceptance of Spiritual Healing, An Uphill Climb

Jane Sarasohn-Kahn reported on a Health 2.0 Spring Fling in her post at Disruptive Women in Heath Care.

She wrote:

Wellness and disease prevention were the meta-themes … Dr. Dean Ornish told the attendees in the standing-room-only ballroom space that the joy of living is a greater motivator than the fear of death. And the 1.0 version of managing health risks has been more the latter than the former. As a result, Ornish’s two decades of research have shown that health is more a function of lifestyle choices than it is drugs and surgery. In fact, people have a “spectrum” of choices to make based on their personal preferences — not a one-size-fits-all “diet,” Dr. Ornish has learned.

Descriptions such as Sarasohn-Kahn’s show that society is beginning to look up from the deck, — ascending above materialistic forms of healthcare. Sadly, however, it may be some time before people are ready to free climb to a purely spiritual system of effective healing.

Those who’ve experienced prayer-based healing can’t help but yearn for the day when others realize its curative possibilities. They will rejoice when there is a greater awareness of a method that helps improve moral behavior and safely heals physical ailments without side-effects. (An example: read)

Crack open a Bible. Peek at the New Testament. You’ll find:

“Jesus came down the mountain… Then a leper appeared… praying, ‘Master, if you want to, you can heal my body.’ Jesus reached out and touched him, saying, ‘I want to. Be clean.’ Then and there, all signs of the leprosy were gone.” (Bible)

Jesus came down. It could be said, we’re all slowly climbing up to an elevation of spiritual understanding.

Jesus must have been fully aware of the spiritual laws behind healing. He is the lead. We’re learning, one step at time. Although it is an uphill climb, many are finding it is worth the effort.

Mankind may be at the crux, the most difficult part of the climb, but the human spirit is being guided to reach for the summit.

(Repost from April 4, 2011)

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