Christian Care Giving: God's Healing Power: "I Am the Way and the Truth and the Life" John 14:6

By Priscilla Jaouni

Grief and pain is the root source of all that hurts us in life - the ill that is our fraility as mortal beings. This is disease and sickness in our lives: spiritual, social, physical, emotional. Christ in us is the root of all that is good in us; all that is God-given, and that enables us to live and grow through life in a healthy way to a healthy end. The good that is our soul, that we can nurture to maintain God’s energizing power within ourselves to create the balance to be healthy. God gave us his Son so we could learn this - through His life and death. In Christ we have the means for health and wellness throughout the seasons of our lives - that transcends all understanding. The Bible gives it all to us: the Creation, our corruption, the rules and regulations for a healthy, balanced life; what happens to us when we are good; what happens when we are bad. The Old Testament tells us of God’s character and expectations of us; His requirements, His disappointments, His punishments; His presence; His Being in our lives; His hopes. He also gives us the ‘how to do it’. Still, in our human fraility we fail to find, or fall short all the time, of arriving at, His Promised Land. In large part because our earthly self denies ourselves the power God has given us - to operate, live and ultimately die according to His dictum - because we cannot place faith in the intangible. So, God, in His love and compassion for us, and to remain our strict but kind, Father in Heaven, sent us His Son to show us how to be human in the sight of God. In Christ He gave us the gift of how to achieve the health and wellness that God intends us to enjoy...

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Jun 28, 2021
• ISBN: 9781665582773

Priscilla Jaouni

Priscilla was educated at Guy’s Hospital, London, UK. She also studied at the University of Ottawa in Canada, Georgetown University Hospital and University of Virginia in the US. She served as Deacon and Faith & Health Ministry RN at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington D.C. As well she brings a variety of life and work experience to her writing. She is currently retired and living in Spain.

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Published by AuthorHouse 06/28/2021

ISBN: 978-1-6655-8278-0 (sc)

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CONTENTS

Health Crisis Chapter 1

Health Crisis Chapter 2

What Is Holism?

Biblical Caring: Hospice Care

The Creation of Life

Pain: Understanding Its Holistic Nature

What Can We Do to Help Those in Pain?

Healing Crisis

Journey through the Valley of the Shadow of Death

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HEALTH CRISIS CHAPTER 1

I am the Way and the Truth and the Life (1 John 4:6 NIV)

Grief and pain are the root source of all that hurts us in life, the ill that is our frailty as mortal beings. There is disease and sickness in our lives: spiritual, social, physical, emotional. Christ in us is the root of all that is good in us, all that is God-given, and all that enables us to live and grow through life in a healthy way to a healthy end. This good is our souls, which we can nurture to maintain God’s energizing power within ourselves to create balance and be healthy. God gave us His Son so we could learn this, through His life and death. In Christ, we have the means for health and wellness throughout the seasons of our lives; this transcends all understanding. The Bible gives it all to us: the Creation, our corruption, the rules and regulations for a healthy life, what happens to us when we are good, and what happens when we are bad. The Old Testament tells us of God’s character and expectations of us: His requirements, His disappointments, His punishments; His presence; His being in our lives; His hopes. He also gives us the how to do it. Still, in our human frailty, we fail to arrive at His Promised Land, in large part because our earthly self denies ourselves the power God has given us, to operate, live, and ultimately die according to His dictum, because we cannot place faith in the intangible. So God, in His love and compassion for us, and to remain our strict but kind Father in heaven, sent us His Son to show us how to be human in the sight of God. In Christ, God gave us the gift of how to achieve the health and wellness that He intends us to enjoy. I write this with a prayer in my heart that it might help us find the wisdom and guidance in God’s Word that enables us to feel His Spirit guiding us along our path of life. I pray that we may learn to experience Christ’s life in our own, to see God, the Father, and Jesus Christ, the Son, in the lives of others and in our environment. My prayer is to have Christ alive in our being, our senses, and our relationships; to be serene and patient in our waiting; to be wise in our choices; to find comfort and healing strength in the Lord’s Word and blessings; and to truly know that all the gifts of life, grievous and joyful, are gifts to the soul. I pray for us to see each other in terms of our spiritual growth and wholeness, rather than as failing bodies, to be vulnerable enough to allow ourselves to love each other.

I further pray, as we proceed together to share thoughts on life and on God, and look at grief and pain in a biblical perspective, that God will inspire our hearts and minds with new visions of what His prescriptions for health and wellness mean throughout the seasons of our lives. I pray for God to give us the insight to see that in grief and pain and new knowledge lie the seeds for awakening, that our joy is equal to the grief we endure, that each time we suffer, we experience a new opportunity to rise in personal spiritual awareness, in knowledge, and in relationship with God. I pray for our tolerance and understanding that gifts of life are both grievous and joyful, but are all gifts to the soul, gifts that allow us to apply Christ to our personal challenges and deaths in life to enable us to resurrect each time to a new life and a new birth in our walk with God.

I pray for us to feel the strength that comes from awareness of God’s presence within