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Seeding Health and Hope... Cure or Heal? Do cure and heal share a common meaning? The Rev. Frederick Reklau observes that Christians can use the resources of faith in caring for the sick, whether the sickness is physical, mental , spiritual or relational. Health care professionals also can and do engage in such healing. However, medical efforts toward cure are not the same as the spiritual pursuit of healing. Rev. Reklau offers the following distinctions between cure and healing: Cure may occur without healing; healing may occur without cure. Cure separates body from soul, healing embraces the whole. Cure isolates; healing incorporates. Cure costs; healing enhances. Cure combats sickness; healing fosters wellness. Cure fosters function; healing fosters purpose. Cure alters what is; healing offers what might be. Cure is an act; healing is a process. Cure acts upon another; healing shares with a sister or brother. Cure manages; healing touches. Cure seeks to conquer pain; healing seeks to transcend pain. Cure ignores grief; healing assumes grief. Cure encounters mystery as a challenge for understanding; healing encounters mystery as a channel for meaning. Cure rejects death and views it as defeat; healing includes death among the blessed outcomes of care. Adapted from Theses on Healing (and Cure) c 1993. Used by permission: WheatRidge Ministries. Please contact me if I can answer any questions for you. Nurse BizjakTen Commandments for a Heart-Healthy Temple From AHAs Search Your Heart A Church-Based Heart Health Program Thou shall have your blood pressure checked regularly. If your pressure is high, follow your doctors advice to control it. Thou shall not smoke cigarettes or other tobacco products. If you smoke, quit! Thou shall eat a low-fat diet. Your daily total fat intake should be no more than 30 percent of total calories. Thou shall eat a low-cholesterol diet. Your daily intake should be less than 300 milligrams per day. Thou shall have your blood cholesterol level checked regularly. Thou shall limit the amount of salt in cooking and meals. Sodium intake should be less than 2400 milligrams per day, which is about 6000 milligrams (6 grams) of salt. Thou shall be physically active. Its best to do 30-60 minutes at moderate to vigorous intensity three or four times a week. But even walking, working in the yard and cleaning the house are good for you. Thou shall maintain your proper weight. If youre overweight, follow American Heart Association guidelines for a balanced, nutritious diet as you reduce. Thou shall know the warning signals and actions of heart attack and brain attack (stroke). Thou shall know the risk factors for heart disease. A change in your lifestyle can modify several risk factors: cigarette/tobacco smoke, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure and physical inactivity. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. -1 Cor 6:19-20 Parish Nurse Notes - June 2004 Forgiveness in the Family Dear Family & Friends, I hope you and your loved ones are able to enjoy the peace and wholeness that our faith offers. May June be a peaceful time for you. This month, Id like to share some thoughts with you on Forgiveness in the Family. Forgiveness is an essential aspect of healthy family life. God created the family structure for our blessing. Unfortunately, our daily family life does not always seem to demonstrate this. Things can happen that cause irritation, hurt and pain. Often we let these small things build up in our relationship with one another. By not dealing with them at the time, they do not go away; but instead they grow into something uglier and more hurtful. God invites us to share a word of healing love in our families, ...speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the head, that is, Christ (Eph. 4:15). God gives us the ability to forgive one another. We are able to share a healing word of forgiveness with one another, because God has first loved us (1 Jn. 4:19). Sometimes, the biggest barrier to sharing a word of forgiveness is our lack of feeling forgiven ourselves. In this situation, we first need to learn about Gods love for us and practice applying it to ourselves (see Ps. 103, Eph. 1:7, Col. 2:13, & Heb 8:12). Once we repent, it is possible for all of us to be free of the burden of sins in our lives. God gives us the tools to forgive one another. God gives us the ability and the tools to share forgiveness in our family relationships. First, we can remember the sins which have hurt us. This can be difficult and painful, but it is as necessary as the other steps. Without real awareness of the impact of sin, sincere heart felt forgiveness cannot be shared. Second, we can consider the circumstances surrounding the hurt. It can be very painful to consider the context of the situation. This can assist in giving us perspective on the behavior and feelings of the other person, as well as ourself. Third, we can choose to forgive. This needs to be a rational decision, not based on current feelings. It is important to remember that real forgiveness is hard work. This is because real forgiveness goes past the words, I forgive you to actually creating a new relationship, in which the sin no longer exists or has any influence! When our relationship with the Lord is our center, we can live our family lives in peace and wholeness. Our compassionate God demonstrates forgiveness to us. You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you (Ps. 86:5). May we experience Gods healing love in our family relationships. Kimberley
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