Just a brief blog today – to try and keep my promise to blog more often! There was a very interesting edition of Beyond Belief on Radio 4 this afternoon. The subject under discussion was Spiritual Healing and the guests were, if my memory serves me correctly, a Hindu priest, a practicing ‘complimentary healer’ and a Christian GP.
What struck me forcefully was the contrast between those who can only speak of ‘Universal Energy Sources’ and an individual who could speak of a personal God. One whom he had come to know and trust.
Clearly I am not an unbiased listener, but it was a pleasure to hear a genuine Christian on national radio who was unashamed to point out the huge gulf in his ‘world-view’ with that of the other two guests. As he observed, of course, both views cannot be correct, despite references from the other guests to ‘people of faith’ and such like! I was also struck by his solemn warning with regard to seeking ‘spiritual healing’ from sources that we cannot identify or know.
The Apostle Paul was able to look back at the end of his life and say “I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him…” 2 Tim 1 v12.