[Faith-Talk] Praying for Healing

[Misty Kienzynski]

And, folks, this is why Christendom should be doing a lot more to develop a Theology of Disability right alongside disabled people.

There has already been so much harm done to our community, as I implied before, due to misguided theology.
—

Misty, your friendly neighborhood theology nerd



Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem. — L. Annaeus Seneca


> On Aug 12, 2024, at 7:14 PM, Mark H via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Great story Linda. I also have a so-called friend telling me the reason I wasn’t healed was because I didn’t have enough faith.
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>> On Aug 12, 2024, at 4:59 PM, andrew edgcumbe via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi  one of my experiences with healing is i was at my mom and dad's camp
>> they owned and opporated a bible camp used to that is.
>> Anyway back to the topic at hand I was approached at least once
>> inparticular that is but 4 guys got around me praying my blindness out of
>> me. They were very persistant about it.
>> Also they just got whatever about it one guy stayed with me after that and
>> went right in my face he told me this much seek your healing and  there was
>> a time I actually did call up a few healing ministries one sent me a
>> healing cloth i put it near my eyes once and then thought better it and i
>> said to myself i am tossing that peace of garbage out.
>> 
>> The other part about praying for healing is that
>> There was one guy i used to talk to for most of the time for some years
>> maybe year or couple years and this was during that time that i was
>> investagating it more fully.
>> He praid at the end of each o phone call with me and guess what he would
>> pray for my healing and then he said can you see yet do you notice anythig
>> anything different.
>> 
>> So that is my experience.
>> The bible never tells us we will be fully be heald on earth
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mon, Aug 12, 2024 at 5:02 PM Linda Mentink via Faith-Talk <
>>> faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi again Humberto and All,
>>> 
>>> I have a story to share from a long ago. I went to a Full Gospel
>>> Businessmen's meeting, or something like that. A gentleman came up to talk
>>> to me. He told me that God doesn't want me to be blind. I said, "If God
>>> didn't want me to be blind, I wouldn't be. He has given me a ministry in
>>> music which I might not have if it weren't for my blindness. Besides, don't
>>> try to take away my excitement about the first face I see in heaven being
>>> that of Jesus Christ." He said, "But just think how much your ministrn
>>> would be enhanced if you got your sight back!" I don't remember what I
>>> said, but what I thought was, "No, what you're really saying is that your
>>> ministry would be enhanced if you healed me!" I'm sure it's a good thing I
>>> didn't say that!
>>> 
>>> The Holy Bible does not say that all will be healed. We will have
>>> suffering and disease here on earth because of sin in the world, but we
>>> will all be made whole when Christ takes us to Himself in heaven and places
>>> us in the mansions He is now preparing for His own.
>>> 
>>> I have a blind friend who was prayed for, and was told that he wasn't
>>> healed because he didn't have enough faith. It messed him up so badly that
>>> he wanted nothing to do with God. He now is one of His faithful servants!
>>> 
>>> OK, enough out of me for now. I need to get back to proofreading so that I
>>> can get it done before I leave for Wisconsin. I'm proofing sermons ahead
>>> because I will have limited access to the internet.
>>> 
>>> Blessings to you all, and thanks for reading, if you did!
>>> 
>>> Linda
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