tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post6622836618885354839..comments2023-08-06T07:02:49.496-04:00Comments on Little Steps Home: Faith Healers and such likeAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-90786071537070539002010-08-18T08:51:05.510-04:002010-08-18T08:51:05.510-04:00sanil,
It is an interesting theory, but I think i...sanil,<br /><br />It is an interesting theory, but I think it's more likely that in 3rd world countries they have no choice but to rely on people who can 'heal' through faith, and more psychosomatic effects take place.<br /><br />That's pretty much it, if I had to spell it out. The whole world's supposed to be holy, so focusing so much on the Holy Land gives an insane amount of importance to specific dirt. It's just weird. But I've been told that everyone who sees the Holy Land is affected by it, and suddenly 'understands' why it's so important. I...think not.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-45023145864320509962010-08-17T20:32:44.589-04:002010-08-17T20:32:44.589-04:00I have a friend who swears she knows someone in a ...I have a friend who swears she knows someone in a 3rd world country who has the power of healing. She suggested that maybe in places like that, where medicine is not as advanced so they need it more, and also where people are less skeptical and more likely to be impressed by those displays, healing as a spiritual gift still exists. In the Western world, where we are less likely to look for spiritual healing and to take displays of power seriously, God no longer communicates this way.<br /><br />You can probably guess I don't believe that, but I think it's an interesting theory.<br /><br />I love your comment about the Holy Land, and I completely agree. A group of people from my school recently went to Israel, and I told my friend that I wasn't interested in ever going there. She swatted my arm and was all shocked and said "But it's the Holy Land!" To me it's just like, what does that even mean? When you believe there is one God and that He is the God of the entire world, isn't every inch of land holy? Like you say, it would be interesting to see the places talked about in the Bible, but I don't think it's any more "holy" than the ground I'm standing on right now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382787889525110718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-45627887586160783592010-08-17T10:05:37.170-04:002010-08-17T10:05:37.170-04:00*nods* That's pretty much it, exactly. I somet...*nods* That's pretty much it, exactly. I sometimes feel odd, because people in RL, around me, are so into these healers or miraculous healing sites, etc., and I just don't believe like they do. And then, maybe it's just around here, but it seems people I know are suddenly all about making pilgrimages to sites in the Holy Land. Which is all well and good, I guess. I just don't get it.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-48933110867396586022010-08-16T21:59:30.244-04:002010-08-16T21:59:30.244-04:00This post was great! Now I know what you've b...This post was great! Now I know what you've been up to. How fun! <br /><br />OK, I am like you in many ways. I remember at the Sayydnaya monastery in Syria it was supposedly a place you could get healed, but I'm skeptical of such things. I don't believe places or people can heal though I would not want to limit God working through people. But I think they will be people like Elisha who "healed" for free. Not these who get rich while promising healing for desperate people.<br /><br />I'd like to visit Israel for history and just to imagine all those who have walked there before me. Kind of like I did in Syria. I never had a great need to visit a certain place for religious reasons though. <br /><br />Enjoyed this post especially how it was written in such a fun way!<br /><br />Have fun watching your shows and all the extras!Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.com