Faith Healing

I'm really just on a rant, so you have been warned [not that I think anyone wastes their time reading my blog]! I was away with a few people over the weekend from churches in the area I work in. We were all leaders in our respective churches trying to seek big G on some things. Anyway, a group decided on saturday to go into town as there was a healing ministry run by one of the churches local to the area. Long story short, one of the guys got healed of a back condition; his leg actually grew longer [which was apparently the reason for his back ache-different length legs]. Now this is an amazing story, and I'm sure many have a similar story or at least know of someone who has. However, what I am taking umbrage at isn't the incident itself [it was clearly a work of God] but the fact we use the phrase 'faith healing'!

Faith healing is such a bad word to use. It suggests that for it to work, one must have faith, and if there are no results, then maybe you didn't have enough faith, or God doesn't like you. And lets face it, there are many out there who have received healing when they didn't have much faith it could happen in the first place, whilst those faithful people who pray day in and day out for healing don't get it! I suppose it is a question that is often asked; why does God heal some and not others. I mean when we look at it, God heals people who have faith, and those who don't. And sometimes those who have enough faith to actually move a mountain don't get healing. Does it all depend on our faith? I'm not sure. Obviously faith can play an important part, but I think why having faith is so important is that it can bring hope to a situation where maybe all earthly means of hope have been exhausted.

Its late at night, I'm rambling and it probably doesn't make any sense at all. But please leave a comment if you feel the need. I think the only conclusion I have come to is that I don't have a conclusion. Other than I am gonna try and maybe, perhaps, possibly not use the word faith before healing. I just dunno...

Future proofing

It's been nearly a month since my last blog, but that doesn't mean nothing has been going on! It's been an interesting month, one full of planning for future and searching; my soul, my room, my dvd collection!! In all this has been a difficult but good process. As I look to the future I ask God where He wants me to be, what He wants me to do, who He wants me to be.

In the middle of all this I managed to get away for a few days with Gail. We just stayed in a caravan for a few days, and it was great to just get away. My mind was still on work, and that is something I need to work on-to really just get away for a while, but it still was a refreshing time nonetheless. Had a great time visiting the Bushmills Distillery (my first time there) and also went to Carrick-a-rede which was great (but nearly gave me a heart attack with the steep steps). Also saw a Eurofighter on my last day which flew right over the caravan sight-what a noise!!

Gail leaves for Bristol in a couple weeks for a year! What more can I say to that one? Other than I will miss her and it will be strange without her (nagging in my ear!!!).

Ok, so this was a very brief update, if you can even call it that! But before I go, let me leave you with this video. It's of Bono at the NAACP Awards about 6 months ago. Bono, as ever, gives a stirring call to action to help the oppressed and to bring justice.