Sentences with phrase «acts of healing»

The artist himself has spoken of these works as acts of healing, attempts to reach a state of serenity conquering the enormous inner conflicts left by his experiences with war and repression from his early days in Korea.

Individual acts of healing and humanity coalesced into today's PAW Team as one by one, veterinarians, certified veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, groomers, volunteers, supporters and donors stepped forward to offer free vet exams, vaccinations, spay / neuter and other surgical services, prescription medicine, food and supplies to the companion animals of those in need.

Might it have been because he knew the goal was now within his reach, that after three hard years of testing, trial, stress and many disappointments, giving, always giving, pouring out his mind, his heart, his very soul, spilling forth so readily the vibrant life that was within him in acts of healing, feeding, loving, might it have been with some relief he caught sight of the end of his long journey, glimpsed the goal which, fearful though it was to us, to him would mean fulfillment of his task, the long - expected climax and conclusion of his pilgrimage?

As Dominic Crossan has pointed out, Jesus» acts of healing were always subversive.

At some point the treatments intended for cure needed to transform into acts of healing based on comfort and compassion.

By his acts of healing the sick, ministering to the poor and the marginalized, and proclaiming forgiveness to sinners, they began breaking through the sharp social boundaries of the day.

God message is always: Immerse yourself in this sinful world that so desperately needs words and acts of healing, and you will find you are not alone, for I am already there, summoning you to help me.

The entire reality of Jesus of Nazareth, including not only his preaching and acts of healing, but his fellowship with sinners and his eventual death on the cross, was transparent to the word he sought to proclaim.

Here Jesus himself, and not the disciples as above, is accused of breaking a law which required that only in extreme emergency could acts of healing be performed on the Sabbath.

Verses 23 - 27 are confusing, bu apparently the Old Testament references are designed to meet the objection that Jesus should have performed his acts of healing his own native village.

In spite of the growing hostility, Jesus continues his acts of healing.

With the simplest of methods for gathering the simplest of nourishment and with a few acts of healing, we have sufficient justification for abandoning: one of the ten commandments, a substantial body of religious law, a defining cultural activity and for setting aside all the spiritual and secular reasoning for honoring and holding sacred a day of rest and reflection — and replace it with professional sports, athletic competitions for children, travel and recreation, cultural activities and being open for business 24/7.

But Jesus is special in that his words and deeds (e.g. his preaching and acts of healing, his fellowship with sinners and his death31) represent God's being and action in a decisive or normative fashion.

And as I make my way around to the Gospel, I find stories of Jesus» ministry and acts of healing drawing people from Galilee «and from beyond the Jordan.»

In verse 17, after being questioned by the Jews about the Sabbath violation on Jesus» part, he defines Jesus as a prophet because of his act of healing.

The man believes, however, before he verifies the efficacy of the act of healing (4:50).

These general remarks on exorcism are located here because the controversy originally began with an act of healing.

When man's love fails or becomes distorted, the final resource in the love of God is a creative act of healing.

And yet though the Gospels are filled with stories of healing, and the church itself is born through an act of healing (Acts 3), most church people seem anxious to dismiss these stories, as though they embarrassed us.

Here description of the illness, the act of healing, and the assurance of its completeness are the matters stressed.

The act of healing opens Joanna's eyes and heart to a new faith, and forces her to decide where her loyalty lies: to her beloved husband, Chuza, and his obligations; her personal sense of honor; or her blossoming faith.

The act of healing through surgery is something that Emily finds fascinating.

Upon his resignation, Nixon was given a Presidential Pardon by President Gerald Ford, an act which was very unpopular at the time, but is today viewed by some as an act of healing the nation (keep in mind, Nixon won all but Massachusetts in the last election so his ousting was deeply hurtful to the nation.

As a therapist, I am humbled to walk with my clients on that pathway and to assist my clients in understanding the art and act of healing and self actualization, individually and in relationship with others.

Not exact matches

Often the mere act of talking out your problems to a counselor can be more healing than any advice they can provide.

Healing parts of your heart that you've once put to the side — whether to survive, to be strong, to avoid pain or take care of others — may be the most powerful act of faith, that God is calling you to make today.

Jesus was aware of this answer, and purposefully acted contrary to it by healing a man with a withered hand.

, a period of psychiatric counseling for TJ where he accepts that he has a problem and expresses and acts on the desire to move towards help and healing.

And yes absolutely it's not enough to believe when there has been such inappropriate acts but caring and action required and can I also suggest facilitation of healing?

Brother Timothy Danaher FAITH MAGAZINE July - August 2015 Pope Francis desires a Catholic Church that acts «as a field hospital after battle» with «the ability to heal the wounds» of our contemporary culture.

However the members contemplate, heal, discipline, develop, pity, and finally commit their personal bodies is likely to coincide with the ways they understand and act on the corporate body of which they are a part.

Often there is healing in these people as beautifully illustrated in Thornton Wilder's one act play, The Angel That Troubled the Waters, based on the biblical story of John 5:1 - 4.

after losing friends and all our safety personnel and the consideration of the families i see no good coming from this and only animousity and ill feelings and betrayal by our public officials in asllowing this to happen... it is deplorable and an insult to the 3,000 dead and the thousands affected by this horrible act and time must pass to heal the wounds before the issue is even discussed.

He did not miraculously heal me from my anxiety in one instant act of extraordinary intervention.

Most AG members have personally experienced these gifts: 65 percent claim to pray in tongues; 61 percent have personally experienced divine healing as a result of prayer; 55 percent regularly receive definite answers to specific prayer requests; 32 percent say they are regularly «led by God» to perform specific acts; and nearly 30 percent believe they have been used by God to prophesy.

When dealing with prophecy and healing, I prefer to wait for the fruit of what comes out of the act.

For instance, when these characteristics are perceived as exhibited in an individual enduringly and in a sense in which these are understood to affect the world around in a favorable fashion — either in an objective sense of effecting something concrete outside such a person [like effecting healing, foretelling, acting as medium in a non-rational manner or simply doing good or saying good to help the people selflessly], exhibiting personal traits, conditions and states which are known to be «abnormal» [like going into trances, hearing voices, seeing visions, or just the simple unconventional behavior, which proceed from such an individual's horizon to affect, influence, impact others» horizons]-- or is subjectively perceived to be extra-ordinary — such an individual is said to be godly, god - bearing, pious or saintly.

Between John's prediction of a Coming One and the claim that Jesus, having acted as Isaiah predicted, is that Coming One, lie the inaugural sermon, beginning «Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God,» in which the evangelizing of the poor is documented, and the healing of the centurion's boy at Capharnaum, one healing representative of all in the list of healings collected from Isaiah.

Three mighty deeds stand out in this section of the Gospel: the healing of the lame man at the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem, the feeding of the five thousand in Galilee, and now this act of liberation and forgiveness again in Jerusalem.

«But do we really think that violence, even a «justified» act of violence, has the capacity to heal the wounds inflicted by violence - or to end the cycle of violence?»

In the course of the scene Elijah repairs the Yahweh altar (the primary sense of the Hebrew verb here is that he «healed» the altar) which had been ruined — we can only guess — perhaps by an act of religious vandalism, or by neglect, or indeed immediately in the course of the frenetic, violent performance of the Baal prophets.

But that Buddhist who spends his whole life making the world a better place, feeding the hungry, healing the sick, basically all the acts (sans miracles) that Christ lived by has no chance of salvation because he did not believe in the creator (the way he was supposed to).

In my book Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation, I point out that in the original Hebrew version the word for «the Lord» that calls Abraham to sacrifice his son is very different than the word for the angel of God (YHVH) who tells Abraham to NOT GO THROUGH WITH IT, and that the reason we Jews celebrate Abraham as the father of our people is NOT because of his faith in being willing to carry out this violent and bloody act, but rather because he was able to hear the voice of God as a voice that allowed him (and through him all subsequent Jewish and Muslim believers) to NOT FOLLOW THE VOICE OF CRUETLY AS SOMEHOW THE VOICE OF GOof God (YHVH) who tells Abraham to NOT GO THROUGH WITH IT, and that the reason we Jews celebrate Abraham as the father of our people is NOT because of his faith in being willing to carry out this violent and bloody act, but rather because he was able to hear the voice of God as a voice that allowed him (and through him all subsequent Jewish and Muslim believers) to NOT FOLLOW THE VOICE OF CRUETLY AS SOMEHOW THE VOICE OF GOof our people is NOT because of his faith in being willing to carry out this violent and bloody act, but rather because he was able to hear the voice of God as a voice that allowed him (and through him all subsequent Jewish and Muslim believers) to NOT FOLLOW THE VOICE OF CRUETLY AS SOMEHOW THE VOICE OF GOof his faith in being willing to carry out this violent and bloody act, but rather because he was able to hear the voice of God as a voice that allowed him (and through him all subsequent Jewish and Muslim believers) to NOT FOLLOW THE VOICE OF CRUETLY AS SOMEHOW THE VOICE OF GOof God as a voice that allowed him (and through him all subsequent Jewish and Muslim believers) to NOT FOLLOW THE VOICE OF CRUETLY AS SOMEHOW THE VOICE OF GOOF CRUETLY AS SOMEHOW THE VOICE OF GOOF GOD.

My hope is that this gender abuse whoever happens to be the perpetrator or the victim of such is addressed so that the victim receives healing and the perpetrator gets to expereince the rightful consequences of such acts.

Thus, even a very modest institutionalization of this issue in theological education provides legitimacy and resources to those addressing the problems, and a space for healing, thinking, talking and acting together.

The hurts of the people in Garden Grove may not be as sophisticated as the hurts of the Berkeleyites, but Schuller claims that any church will grow if it understands the needs of the community in which it is planted and acts realistically «to heal human hearts and fill human needs» through the power of God's love in Christ.

The humble act of self - examination; the opening of the closed self to the cleansing and healing work of God; the sealing of moral resolve in dependence upon the power of God; all this is what real prayer can mean in the moral life.

Not only through the ministry of his words and works, but through his death in apparent defeat and the triumph of his resurrection to be with us always as a Living Presence, God has acted for our healing.

It can be a healing process or practical act of human expression in being «known.»

People understood the act of the king as obviously that of a mad person and came to believe, as a somewhat illogical corollary, that his daughter had special healing qualities for the mentally ill.