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The Ministry of Healing
depend upon human beings for the cure of soul and body, he should
direct them to the One who can save to the uttermost all who come
unto Him. He who made man’s mind knows what the mind needs.
God alone is the One who can heal. Those whose minds and bodies
are
“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart
trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart
greatly rejoiceth;”
Psalms 28:7
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diseased are to behold in Christ the restorer. “Because I live, He
says, “ye shall live also.”
John 14:19
. This is the life we are to
present to the sick, telling them that if they have faith in Christ as the
restorer, if they co-operate with Him, obeying the laws of health, and
striving to perfect holiness in His fear, He will impart to them His
life. When we present Christ to them in this way, we are imparting a
power, a strength, that is of value; for it comes from above. This is
the true science of healing for body and soul.
Sympathy
Great wisdom is needed in dealing with diseases caused through
the mind. A sore, sick heart, a discouraged mind, needs mild treat-
ment. Many times some living home trouble is, like a canker, eating
to the very soul and weakening the life force. And sometimes it
is the case that remorse for sin undermines the constitution and
unbalances the mind. It is through tender sympathy that this class
of invalids can be benefited. The physician should first gain their
confidence and then point them to the Great Healer. If their faith can
be directed to the True Physician, and they can have confidence that
He has undertaken their case, this will bring relief to the mind and
often give health to the body.
Sympathy and tact will often prove a greater benefit to the sick
than will the most skillful treatment given in a cold, indifferent way.
When a physician comes to the sickbed with a listless, careless
manner, looks at the afflicted one with little concern, by word or
action giving the impression that the case is not one requiring much
attention, and then leaves the patient to his own reflections, he has
done that patient positive harm. The doubt and discouragement