Timeless Healer: Day 7
Author: Andrew Comiskey
October 20, 2020
‘In prayer for the healing
of memories, the power of the memory to make the past present to us in a very
real way is extraordinary. The reason for this, of course, is that Jesus, the
Infinite One who is outside of time and to whom all times are present, enters
into what for us is a past occurrence, one known only in retrospect, though we
experience its consequences in the present. Here the past-present-future time
sequence in which we experience existence comes together in a particularly
meaningful way with the Eternal. And that which is eternal within us and
therefore not bound by time is sparked. In this way we experience past and
present as one—a foretaste perhaps of a way of knowing earth-time we shall one
day experience when we are no longer bound by space, mass, and time.’
(The Broken Image, p. 27)
Leanne invited us to trust
Jesus with especially painful moments in our past. Her logic was persuasive:
‘As the Author of Time, Jesus stands outside of it and can enter into whatever
dimension of it He wills—past, present and future. If He wants to reveal
Himself to you as Healer in an old afflicting memory, He can.’
What she refused to do is
make ‘healing of memories’ a formula, an occasion for well-intentioned prayer
warriors to mess with our pain. Rather, led only by clear guidance from the
Spirit, she invited Him gently into the recurring memory and collaborated with
each person to discover Him there. Marvelous.
Jesus not only opens
hearts to crystal clear remembrance but reveals Himself as Healer, a Presence
unrecognized in the original affliction. Not only is grief unblocked but His Advocacy
at the point of injury changes one’s response to it. While serving alongside
Leanne in the eighties and nineties, I dreamt while sleeping several times of
old suffering into which Jesus entered and brought His Healing Presence.
Rather than being traumatized, I awoke refreshed and, well, healed in a certain
way. The affliction lost its grip when Jesus assumed Lordship there.
‘Jesus, we invite You to
heal us as You will. We don’t strive but rather trust You to bring up whatever
You want to heal. You alone have power to gather up those parts of us that
detached from Reality on that evil day. Thank You Good Shepherd that You gather
broken parts of us and put us back together in Your time and way.’
‘Jesus, please confirm Amy
Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court.’
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