Posts Tagged ‘healing|quest-magazine-2015-04’

Per Article VII, Sections 1 and 2, of the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) Bylaws, the 42nd Annual Meeting will be held via conference call and screen sharing on June 18, 2015 at 6:00PM Eastern Time.

When my dad was a kid, his father had a stroke. Everyone in their church clucked their tongues. It’s too bad, they said, that God had seen fit for that to happen.

Today, howling winds, too often heard in these parts, tear through the glass windows sealed for comfort. Incorrigible.

Don’t speak to me of “healing” racism,
Or “wounded souls” or the “painful hurt”
Until you are willing to look at my skin

I told someone with a long-term illness—in this person’s case, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)—that I was writing a column on healing. Healing, she said. I’ve come to dislike that word intensely.

Quest Monthly is a refuge of spiritual reflection for thousands, and CLF’s online presence has been a healing sanctuary for many across the globe.

Did you know that archived CLF online worship services are available to view at any time? Search on YouTube for “Church of the Larger Fellowship” and click on the “Playlists” tab.

A tomb is no place to stay,
Be it a cave in the Judaean hills
Or the dark cavern of the spirit.

For most of my childhood and adult life, I had been very dismissive of miracles portrayed in the New Testament, including the healing stories.