Blog 376
February 16, 2025
MIRACLES NEVER CEASE
Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view.
An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D., Rev.
Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.
A MYSTERY STORY
Mystery is one of the important concepts that our time has lost. This theological
idea tells us that there is a limit in our everyday experience for explaining the miraculous.
God is beyond logic. These events are beyond our grasp. Put it another way, the working
of God is never fully understood, explainable nor fits our expectations. We can only
embrace the Divine expressions and receive the results whether we grasp them or not.
This fact is most assuredly true of healing. Why does one person receive a touch
and not someone else? Why does the miracle come one time and not another? Sorry. The
answers can only be a mystery that we can’t explain but only receive.
Take the case of Kathy Smith. (an anonymity for security sake) She fell down a
flight of stairs and injured her spine. Unfortunately, Kathy waited three months before
seeking medical attention. When she finally did, the treatment was improper. A number
of circumstances followed that only made the condition worse. Finally, Kathy was given
a prognosis that she would end up in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. The 27 tablets
she took daily did not ease the pain. Kathy was struggling.
At a retreat, the leader told her that they would be praying particularly for her for
the renewal of every nerve in her back and along her spinal column. On the fourth day,
Kathy realized she hadn’t forgiven a number of people who had not believed her when
she talked about her injury. She confessed her resentment to the leader of the retreat and
released hostility by forgiving.
During the worship service that followed, Kathy felt a jerk on her neck like a
chiropractor had worked on her. For two years, she had not been able to move her head
from side to side, but now she could. As the service conditioned and the leader prayed for
her, Kathy began to see white electric globes lighting up one after the other that
fascinated her as the leader continued to pray.
Not until she sat down in a regular straight back chair with no pain, did Kathy
fully grasp that her back had been healed. That night she couldn’t sleep because of the
sensations running through her legs. The next morning, Kathy got out of bed only to
discover that she didn’t need her glasses. Her eyes had been healed as well.
The leader helped her understand the gentleness of the Lord in healing her by
degrees. An instant healing would have totally overpowered her. God had been
progressive with her. Can any of this be explained? Sorry. No.
The challenge for us is to surrender to the unseen hand of God and not worry
about when and where He will move. Put the book on logic aside. It doesn’t work with
divine expressions. We can rejoice because He is with us, seen or unseen. We must learn
to receive whatever the hand of God provides. Just be receptive. Regardless.
Remember. Miracles never cease.
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