deeper healing

Opening Prayer: Thank you, Lord Jesus, that you aren’t just concerned with the wounds of our bodies, but also the wounds of our souls.  Your deepest desire is that we be whole again, both inside and out.  Thanks that you always aim at the deepest healing possible.

Scripture: Mark 5:24-34

Journal: What is the deeper healing that God wants to do in you?

Reflection: “Daughter, your faith has healed you.  Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”

When Jesus heals, he always heals on the deepest level.  He doesn’t just want to heal the outside; he wants to heal the inside.  He doesn’t just want to stop the bleeding of our body but wants also to stop the bleeding of our soul.  That’s why he kept looking around for the one who touched him; he hadn’t finished healing her yet.  Oh sure, her bleeding had stopped, but she was still far from whole.  That would also require a work in her soul.  He still needed her to know who she really was and how deeply she was loved, so he called her daughter.  “You are no longer unclean, that is not who you are.  You are now my daughter; my dearly loved little girl.  Go from this place and live your life from that beautiful reality.” 

Pray

Closing Prayer: Heal me, Lord Jesus, at the deepest levels, so that I can be whole and free.