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Mar 12, 2013

Everlasting Life

I have been meditating on the scripture John 3:16 which says “God so loved the World, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Those two magical words, ‘everlasting life’, what does that phrase mean to you? I believe death is a fear that…
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Christianity, Mental Health

death, everlasting life, faith, gospel of John, Jesus, religion, satan, Spirituality, Theology
Feb 12, 2013

Making Sacrifices

There are times when, in the furtherment of the divine cause, we have to make sacrifices. We are human beings with real emotions, and we are empathic creatures, which means we feel each others’ pain. Sometimes, if someone around us is going through some challenging emotional experiences, we will pick up on that, and feel…
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Mental Health

empathy, faith, religion, spiritualilty, the divine plan, trust
Feb 11, 2013

Thanks to Everyone

By reading my blog, liking, commenting and subscribing, you are helping me to get through some testing times. Thank you. I realise I haven’t replied to every comment, and I haven’t checked out all your blogs yet. I am doing everything on my mobile and it’s not as easy to respond to your generous interactions…
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Mental Health

blogging, blogs, Thank you
Feb 11, 2013

Thoughts About the Afterlife

To be honest, the nature of the afterlife is a complete mystery to me. It seems to be part of our human nature that we can only speculate on the afterlife during this life. I do, however, have a faint vision of what the afterlife might be like. I believe that angels and other spiritual…
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Life After Death, Mental Health

afterlife, angels, daemons, faith, heaven, hell, religion, Spirituality, suffering, Theology
Feb 11, 2013

Tension on the Ward

There’s a fairly dark mood on the ward at the moment. I won’t go into details but suffice to say I have been on the receiving end of some rather aggressive anger issues. I’m doing fine, luckily. Years of psychotherapy and a general education in life’s ups and downs have taught me to hold my…
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Mental Health

conflict, hospital, prayer, tension
Feb 9, 2013

The Gift of Healing

Throughout history certain fortunate individuals have been blessed with the ability to heal. Jesus is the obvious example, along with other saints and prophets and holy people. It seems to me that I may have been blessed with that kind of a spiritual gift. I am able to empathise with people’s suffering because, in a…
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Mental Health, Suffering

compassion, empathy, faith, God, healing, hope, Jesus, spiritual gifts, the divine

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