THE GREAT HEALER –
” … humility had
brought strength out
of weakness.” ” [And]
pain had been the price of
admission into a new life.” “…
a measure of humility, which
we soon discovered to be a
healer of pain. We began to
fear painless, and desire
humility more than ev-
er.” (12 & 12, p. 75)
“If thou desire the
love of God and man,
be humble, for the proud
heart, as it loves none but
itself, is beloved of none
but itself. Humility en-
forces where neither
virtue, nor strength,
nor reason can
prevail.
Francis Quarles (1592 – 1644) English poet
How has being a humble healer helped you feel better about a past mistake, lately?
The Old Woman and The Healer :
An old woman whose eyes were inflamed called in a healer and he told her that the eyesight would become faultless again, provided she would pay a very expensive fee for his services.
She agreed and he insisted her to keep her eyes shut during the treatment at which time the healer stole all the old lady’s furniture.
When he asked the woman for his fee, she refused to pay, so the healer took her to court. ‘It’s not true that he’s made my eyes better,’ the old lady told the judge.
They have got worse. Before, I could see everything in my house, now I can’t see at all.’
