Do you
know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you
have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been
purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body.
1
Cor 6:19-20
HEALTH
MINISTRY SHARES THE MISSION OF
JESUS CHRIST ... SHALOM
When Jesus appeared to
the apostles for the first time after the resurrection, he said, "Peace
be with you," repeatedly. The Hebrew word in these verses (John
20:19-29) is "shalom" - a word which means "peace," but carries with it
so much more. "Shalom" means a "wholeness and an integrity in which all
the facets of one's life are in harmony:
one's physical, spiritual, emotional and moral health, and one's
relationships with God and others." It is a concept that no one English
word can convey. That kind of wholeness and integration, where
everything in one's life is in perfect order, is what Jesus wishes for
his followers. The church was given the task to carry on that mission
of Jesus - to lead humankind to renewal, restoration, and wholeness.
For
I will restore you to health; of your wounds I will heal you, says the
LORD.
Jeremiah
30:17
