Yes, he sure does Vinny.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vinny Samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Purpose driven life devotional


> Hi Vicki,
> Thais is also great, and something we should be thankful for.  And we do
> have to affirm, no matter what afflictions we are going throug, that God
> heals today.
> Vinny
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vicki and The Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 6:01 AM
> Subject: Re: Purpose driven life devotional
>
>
> > I like this Rhonda.
> >
> > Vicki
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rhonda" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:48 AM
> > Subject: [ECHURCH-USA] Purpose driven life devotional
> >
> >
> > > "But She's Okay Now!"
> > > by John Fischer
> > >
> > > Instant healing, that's what my friend said I performed. Of course he
> was
> > > just kidding, but that's what it seemed like to him.
> > >
> > > We were talking on the phone and I realized I hadn't told him that a
> > > co-worker of mine, someone he knew casually, had been undergoing a
> 9-month
> > > bout with
> > > cancer. Ironically, however, I had also just heard days before that
> after
> > > numerous chemo treatments, she had been proclaimed clear of cancer.
(All
> > > visible
> > > signs of the cancer that had infiltrated several areas of her body,
> > > including her bone marrow, were completely gone.) I hadn't really
> figured
> > > out how to
> > > talk about this to someone who wasn't aware of her ordeal at all, so
it
> > came
> > > out rather oddly.
> > >
> > > Something like: "I don't think I ever told you that Sheryl has been
> > fighting
> > > cancer for some time now."
> > >
> > > "Oh, no. I'm so sorry to hear that."
> > >
> > > I could sense his emotions starting to wrap around this reality, so as
> to
> > > not have him to go too far with unnecessary sympathies, I quickly
> > > interjected,
> > > But she's okay now!" There was a pause.
> > >
> > > "Wow, that was the quickest healing I've ever heard of," he said
> laughing.
> > > "John," he went on, "you just healed someone right in front of me!"
> > >
> > > We enjoyed a good laugh over this, but later I got to thinking,
there's
> > > something to learn here. In a way, you could say my friend got the
God's
> > eye
> > > view
> > > of Sheryl's suffering.
> > >
> > > Sheryl's view was quite different. She got the day to day assault on
her
> > > body with anti-cancer treatment and all it's resulting consequences,
and
> > she
> > > got
> > > the day to day uncertainty as to whether any of this was going to do
any
> > > good. Now this, too, was God's view, because through the Holy Spirit,
He
> > > goes
> > > through every step of our pain with us. The Holy Spirit even prays for
> us
> > in
> > > groans we cannot even utter (Romans 8:26)! But God also has this other
> > view:
> > > "But she's okay now!" He knew that all along.
> > >
> > > From God's point of view our struggles are over that fast. He knows
what
> > He'
> > > s doing. He knows why things happen, even if we never do. He has His
> > > purposes,
> > > and that's what faith is all about: believing this when we're stuck in
> the
> > > long haul. All along the way God knows the outcome.
> > >
> > > And I suppose there is a way you could say this was true for all of us
> who
> > > put our trust in God for whatever we are going through, and whatever
the
> > > outcome,
> > > including even death itself. God sees it completed. His healing is
> > instant.
> > > His comment is always going to be the same.
> > >
> > > "But she's okay now!"
> > >
> > > John Fischer is the Senior Writer for Purpose Driven Life Daily
> > Devotionals.
> > > He resides in Southern California with his wife, Marti and son,
> Chandler.
> > > They
> > > also have two adult children, Christopher and Anne. John is a
published
> > > author and popular speaker.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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