Healing Wholeness

orchidee



Tune: Herongate

('It is a thing most wonderful')

Mark 7 v.31-37

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Christ the healer in Galilee

They did bring to Him one who, see

Was deaf, and with impediment

In his speech, they to Jesus went

 

They beseeched Him to put His hand

On the man, they did understand

That Christ could heal by gracious touch

They for infirm one sought Him much

 

Jesus took man aside, and He

Put fingers in His ears, so be

And spat* , and touched his tongue, looked to

Heaven, for He His Father knew

 

He sighed, said to man, 'Eph-pha-tha'

'Tis 'Be opened', this does concur

And straightway man's ears were open

And also he did speak plain them

 

Jesus did command them not to

Tell anyone, but they anew

So much more a great deal did tell

Saying, he has done all things well

 

They beyond measure astonished

He did more than they asked or wished

Making deaf to hear, dumb** to speak

His healings to the humble, meek

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* Saliva was thought to have healing properties.

** It does not say the man was dumb, but that he had

an impediment in his speech.

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 23rd, 2022 03:25
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.8. format.
  • Category: Spiritual
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  • Neville


    Nicely sentimented .. Oh' n saliva does have healing properties .. best to always use your own tho' 🙂

    • orchidee

      Thanks N.

    • Fay Slimm.

      Good thoughts on healing and thank you for sharing them dear Orchi.

      • orchidee

        Thanks Fay.

      • Paul Bell

        Saliva must have healing powers, my mum was forever spitting into her hanky and wiping my face.

        • orchidee

          Thanks Paul. lol.

        • Crowns4Christ

          Please ,, don't lose your faith my friend,it is truly a beautiful gift from God.my heart weeps for those who have fallen amount the thorns

          • orchidee

            Thanks Blue. One church I know might say 'Fallen among the thorns? Distracted by the riches of this world? Send your dosh to us'! But they never stop making money appeals. It's embarrassing now. The latest is 'Get friends to sponsor you for 10,000 steps per day, to add a brick to two to our new building'.

            • Crowns4Christ

              Yeah,i can't go to church,my family don't really believe to much,but I listen to Dion's podcast, Navigating the way to Heaven by Dion Phillips Crown,and study my Bible, there are so many false prophets and churches we have to be careful

              • orchidee

                This one is not false, but 'they' (certain ones) are greedy I think.

                • Crowns4Christ

                  Yeah, I think so too Orchi,Dion and I was thinking about starting a ministry someday

                • spilleronsheet

                  Nice one Orchi
                  Belief can bring a miracle I guess
                  And does saliva really have healing properties ?

                  • orchidee

                    Thanks S. I don't know about saliva. But I feel it was more than a superstition.

                    • spilleronsheet

                      I guess so Orchi

                    • Goldfinch60

                      Good one Orchi.

                      • orchidee

                        Thanks Gold.



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