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Cover
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by Bro.
Pete Lapid
The
Father Speaks
by Fr.
Siegfrid Binzler
SPECIAL:
Place
of Refuge
By
Philip Yuson
Sharing
By
Tintin Magbitang
Our
Faith
By Fr.
KJ Veeger, MSC
Surabaya
Corner
By
Ramon Martillano
Sharing
By
Carolle Bautista
Here's
the Latest
By
Tintin Magbitang
Reflection
Homily
by
Fr.
Martinus
God
Answers Prayers
By
Beth Manibog
Saint
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One of the
most assuring promises we have in God is
healing. Healing can manifest in all aspects of our lives, be it
physical, emotional but more so spiritual. As I reflect on this month's
theme (healing), God reaffirmed that His healing grace is channeled
through us. In the book of James 5:13-16, the Bible says, " Are any
among you discouraged? They should pray. Are any of you happy? They
should sing songs to God. If anyone is sick, let him call on the elders
of the Church. They shall pray for him, anointing him with oil in the
name of the Lord. The prayer said in faith will save the sick person;
the Lord will raise him up and if he has committed any sins, he will be
forgiven.” There will be healing if you confess your sins to one
another and pray for each other." In the Gospel of Mark 16:18,
Jesus told His disciples that those who will believe and are baptized
will be saved…they will lay hands on the sick and the sick will be
healed.
As a believer and whose faith is in God, we are commanded
to lay our hands upon the sick. Laying of hands is an act of praying,
asking God to bring forth healing upon the sick person. I have
personally experienced and witnessed the overwhelming joy when someone
receives healing from the Lord. But I believe, we should be more
grateful when God's will prevails over our personal desires. God in
His infinite wisdom knows best for the person we are praying for. Ours
is a call to lay hands, to pray for others, it is God's work to do the
rest. By doing what the Lord has commanded us, we can be sure that
God's best will be manifested. Let us continue to serve as God's
instrument in channeling His blessings to those in need and healing to
them who are sick.
Indeed our work in the Lord is not in vain. Following
are the testimonies of our brothers and sisters who have experienced
God's healing through the prayers of the Community. Read and be
blessed.
Danny Singson thru Sis. Liza Caleda
Praise and thanksgiving to God for
Ernesto Singson, my father, whose intestinal obstruction has cleared and
no longer needs an operation. Thank you to all for offering prayers.
Celia
Dimatangal
I
would like to thank everyone in the Community for the prayers
and financial assistance you have offered for my son Joseph who was
diagnosed with bone cancer last year. By God's grace and mercy, Joseph
was able to finish the 9 courses of chemo therapy protocol made by his
Oncologist. I thank God's presence in every step of the way, and for
giving strength to my son and to feel less the side effects of the
treatment. Joseph’s latest Bone Scan and other CT scans are now negative
and showed no evidence of the disease. We praise and thank God for this
great blessing and for using the chemo drugs to kill the cancers cells
and stop the cancer.
I thank God for His help and for all those who helped me come this
far... I say a prayer of thanks for all of you because without you this
journey would have been longer and more difficult. Joseph has passed
the half way point and we are almost at the finish line. With my faith
in God my son will be able to walk again and live a normal life. With
this biggest challenge that has happened the Lord God has touched my
life and I realized that He is present even in - especially in - hard
times.
Sandra
Suryakristianto
Thanks to all Genesis prayer warriors for
praying for my Dad & Mom. Dad has recovered from his
bronchopneumonia. My mom's cough is getting much better. Please
continue to pray for her complete recovery. May God return your
kindness through His blessings.
Ira Marie Sol thru Armand Sol
Thanks for the prayers. As of Saturday,
12pm, Ira’s vision is now 20/25! Wow, she said she could not remember
the last time she had a clear vision. Her laser operation on Friday
lasted for only 15 minutes. Thank God Ira can see me clearly again! Our
sincerest thanks for your continued prayers!
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