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Healing the World: The Power of Individual Actions

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I’ve had a lot going on recently, so I’m a little late with this week’s post.

Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay

This post is inspired by Morgan’s post. You can read her post, Healing the World, here.

There are two things I would like to mention in regard to healing the world.

The first, is about a couple whom I knew slightly.

They had a daughter with cerebral palsy. She was grown up, but very severely brain damaged. She had no speech and couldn’t walk, thus was confined to a wheelchair.

They were staunch Christians and, although not Roman Catholic, decided to take her to Lourdes in France to pray at the shrine for healing.

They said, ‘She wasn’t healed, but we were.’

On returning, they fostered many handicapped children, all the while still looking after their own severely handicapped daughter.

They also set up a school in an African country (I forget which) and raised money for it as well as visiting.

While no one but a few people know of them, and they will never be known by the Vatican, nor Canterbury, in my mind they are true saints.

The second occurred during Lent, in 1989. There were Lent groups that year on the theme of persecuted Christians around the world. Prayers were said, especially for those in the Soviet Union.

These groups were held throughout the Anglican Church, once a week for the duration of Lent. I believe they still are.

In November of that year, the Berlin Wall came down.

Thus the power of many people acting together can have a result, and the actions of individuals can be a wonderful way to help others and have wide-ranging effects.

WILL EVERYONE WHO HATES THE WAY THE WORLD IS GOING, PLEASE 🙏 THINK POSITIVE THOUGHTS, OR PRAY, IF YOU ARE A BELIEVER OF ANY RELIGION. 

MAYBE IF ENOUGH OF US DO THIS, LIKE WHAT HAPPENED IN MY STORIES ABOVE, THINGS WILL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.

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23 thoughts on “Healing the World: The Power of Individual Actions”

  2. I’m on a rollercoaster, Viv. I loathe the cruelty that’s sweeping the US and the violence taking place around the world. I ache for all those who are losing their lives, seeing their families destroyed, and having their futures stolen. I don’t believe in a god, but even if I did, sending “thoughts and prayers” doesn’t seem like enough. Maybe it would make me feel better, but I don’t want to feel better. I want to scream!

    Okay. Got that out of the system. Thank you. In your honor, today, I’ll send out some good vibes to join with yours and perhaps create a little pocket of peace somewhere in the world. Hugs, my friend. ❤

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    1. Thank you. I agree with everything you said. I, too want to scream, and I want to get the heads of state, all of them, and bang their heads together.
      Ooh! That’s weird. A tiny insect walked across my screen. It was about 1.5mm long. I tried to brush it away, but nothing happened except that it kept on walking. It must be inside my tablet!

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    2. So do I, Harmony. It’s an oversimplification, I know, but I think much of it is due to the desire of people with already enough money (more than enough) to want more. And with it the power and kudos it gives them.
      Remember the quote from the Bible? (1 Timothy 6:10) The love of money is the root of all evil.

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  7. Thank you for the link provided and the reminder of the power of positive thinking en masse. It works for me personally anyway. The examples you provide are encouraging.

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