Jesus Was the Ultimate “Woo-Woo” Person
Happy Easter—and SAVE THE DATE!
I had the privilege of experiencing the Easter play at my church. What a beautiful and powerful experience…
And it occurred to me—what a “woo-woo” person Jesus was! To multiply bread… to heal the blind, the paralytic, the leper. To RAISE FROM THE DEAD! With just His words, His touch, His presence…
It was not lost on me that, for many of us who have “grown up in the church,” so to speak, we learned that it is okay to celebrate this kind of out-of-this-world miraculous power once a year, on a stage—but are so afraid and suspicious of anything remotely close to it at any other time.
The Jews of Jesus’ time called it “blasphemy,” and we call it “New Age” or “spiritualism.” And while I don’t deny the existence of evil, we have been protecting ourselves from it so much that we have lost connection with the power of God that is offered to us, as it was manifested in Jesus.
As for me and the people I have the privilege to serve, I claim the same miraculous power from above to heal, restore, and transform. It does not matter what the situation, wound, or disease. If the dead can be raised to life through the power of God, then alcoholism, drug addiction, pornography, weight struggles, depression, a broken heart—you name it—can be healed.
I have come to understand that healing, restoration, and transformation are not hard or painful—not in the least. After all, it took coming to Jesus in faith, surrendering, and receiving. What a relief!
What is hard, painful, and ineffective is our effort to change and heal on our own—separated from the miraculous power available to us through our connection to our Creator and God.
This connection is the unfailing foundation for all we are trying to resolve, heal, and achieve in our lives—and it is available to all of us.
Manuela Orban, DNP-FNP
Avant-Garde Healthcare
Avant-Garde Health Journal
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