You blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. Matthew 23:24 During a break in a program I was presenting at a retreat center...one kind person in the group rose and began to give me a gentle shoulder massage. Suddenly we were jarred by a deep voice booming, No healing allowed here! I thought someone was kidding, but when I opened my eyes I saw the retreat-center security guard. Im sorry, he bellowed. No healing is allowed on the campus except in the healing temple. If you want to be healed, you have to go there. This had to be a practical joke. After all, who would make a rule against someone being healed? I looked again at the guard and realized he was quite serious.... On my way back to my room, I encountered the guard and decided to have some fun with him. Sorry about that healing back there, I told him. I cant imagine what came over me. The fellow remained stern. I hope you understand. If I let you do healing there, before you know it, people will be healing all over the place! I had to muster all the willpower I could to keep a straight face. I nodded and said, And thats the last thing we would want to see happen, isnt it? Thats right, he answered firmly. I dashed to my room and roared with laughter. This was too strange to be true... If you are going to heal or be healed, be sure you do not miss the camel for the gnat. Rules are meant to maintain order. Love is meant to heal. --Alan Cohen
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:32:01 +0000
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