by Amber Dahlin
As the sun began to set today, the wind whistled through the greening trees, the birds sang their songs of spring, and twenty or more students gathered to pray and to heal. I arrived at this impromptu outdoor church service just as the prepared readings were ending. The topic was healing, and what followed were the voices of almost everyone there, sharing gratitude, inspiration, and accounts of healing. Most people who shared expressed their gratitude for this meeting and the irrepressible sense of love and healing power in the air. I felt it too, this overwhelming sense of infinite goodness. And I know that it reaches beyond that one beautiful spot where we were sitting.
It is that same spirit of infinite possibility that is present for all the universe, and I know it’s what can heal the world. It is the wealth of ideas that anyone, anywhere, can access at anytime. Rinad Ayed from the West Bank is a part of this when she says, “This freedom will be for everybody…” Naseem Tarawnah from Jordan is part of it when he talks about “That word—‘hope’” (see “A New Arab Generation Finds its Voice” on nytimes.com). Egyptians were a part of it when they stood up for their rights in February. People across the Middle East are a part of it in their search for the right answer, the just government, lasting peace.
It’s so easy to feel the weight of conflict, and on one hand, that’s entirely necessary, but sorrow and anger and pain are not what are going to solve these issues and relieve the conflict. I truly believe that healing prayer is making a difference.
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