Devotion: When Well-Meaning People Hurt Us, God Gets It

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"As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples ask Him, 'Rabbi who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?' 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned,' said Jesus, 'but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.'" (John 9: 1-3) One dear-lady on one of the prayer forums I visit requested prayer for her church and a member of this church. This church-member suffers from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, one of the illnesses we refer to as an “invisible illness” because we can not actually see the results of the damage this illness can cause. Since there is little known about this disorder, the church members took it upon themselves to intervene and try to heal this member in … [Read more...]

Lisa Shares About Joint Replacement Surgery Logistics

May is Arthritis Awareness Month & the Arthritis Foundation will be celebrating their 60th Anniversary. Many of you know I had joint replacement surgery on four fingers on my left h& in November of 2009. In the middle of my recovery I recorded five videos about the surgery. The recovery, the splints, & physical therapy. If you do not have a rheumatoid arthritis these videos may not be particularly "helpful" for you, but as a patient, I found very few resources for actual patients that were formative about what to expect. You can watch them at our YouTube channel. Feel free to share them! Lisa Copen Founder of Rest Ministries … [Read more...]