Jesus Spent Much Time Healing The Sick

He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name.
Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
His understanding has no limit.
The Lord sustains the humble
but casts the wicked to the ground.–Psalms 147: 3-6 

Our Lord Jesus spent much time in healing sick people, and in the natural course of events it happened that the last thing He did with His kind hands was to heal a bad cut.  (I wonder how they could have the heart to bind His hands after that.)  In this, as in everything, He left us an example that we should follow in His steps. -Amy Carmichael

January 10, 2008January 10, 2008 by ryanmthurman Categories: Christianity, Encouragement, Healing, Inspiration, Life, love, Missions, People, Photography, Quotations, Scritpure, suffering Leave a comment

By His Wounds We Are Healed

But He was pierced for our transgressions.He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishmentthat brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.—Isaiah 53:5  

What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered
Was all for sinners’ gain;
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But Yours the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior,
It is I who deserve Your place;
Look on me with Your favor,
Promise to me Your grace.
-from O Sacred Head, Now Wounded, written by Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153)

January 9, 2008October 13, 2008 by ryanmthurman Categories: Art Photography, Canaan in the Desert, Christianity, Church, Encouragement, Healing, Jesus, Life, love, Photography, Religion, Scritpure, songs, spiritual, suffering, Thoughts Leave a comment

Lonely

I have noticed one thing in particular:  increasing prosperity has not made people more friendly toward one another.  They’re better off; but that newfound wealth has not resulted in a new sense of community.  I get the impression that people are more preoccupied with themselves and have less time for one another that when they didn’t possess so much.  There’s more competitiveness, more envy, more unrest, and more anxiety.  There’s less opportunity to relax, to get together informally, and enjoy the little things in life.  Success has isolated a lot of people and made them lonely. -Henri Nouwen

October 30, 2007 by ryanmthurman Categories: Art Photography, Encouragement, God's Beauty, Inspiration, Life, People, Photography, prayer, Quotations, suffering Leave a comment