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meditation, into the practice of the presence of God, thankful always to be receptive to the perfection shining in his or her life in a continuous process. Hence, again, the need for adequate teaching to inspire and guide people in their thinking in this direction. Can Reasons Be Given For The Failure Of A Treatment?
Many suggestions in connection with this question have already been answered in the previous thoughts, but I do think the intercessor, the minister, does have the responsibility of being as free as possible from any kind of uncertainty, lack of compassion, or even the idea of having human skills in this area of healing.
The more loving, the more simple, the more he accepts the idea of God shining through, the more the minister eliminates the idea of failure from his own consciousness. Does The Healer Visualize The Illness And Then Visualize It As Cured, Or Does He Visualize A Perfect And Healthy Person From The Start?
I find it often helps to know what the person's trouble is. On the other hand I know that the healing function takes place to the degree one switches away from the condition to an acceptance of wholeness, or perfection. In this sense I do not drop into concern for the sickness itself. It is a simple truth that nobody is interested in the illness, not even the Father. Everyone, including Christ, can only be interested in the solution, in the answer, in the perfection. Therefore, in healing I switch as quickly as possible from a recognition of the sickness itself to an understanding and acceptance that God's love is shining through to produce the perfect and healthy person. Is The Touch Of The Healers Hands Necessary? What Purpose Does It Serve?
The traditional way of healing is, of course, the layingon-of-hands and there are many sacramental church methods for this. The laying-on-of-hands can be done as a
