Healing Hands

[Guest guest]

Recently I was told that my days are numbered and that I will become

ambulatory. I asked what that meant and was told my scooter will be

my best friend.

Well, I shed my closet tears and put on my stiff upper lip and went

on with my day. My housekeep which my husband surprised me with came

and decided that whatever the doctor said was utter nonsence and

anyone can be healed with " healing hands " . She proceeded to lay

hands on me along with her " helpers " . I tried to tell her that just

maybe " this was my cross to bare " . I often times think of it that

way. But noooo... She said we were not intended to walk this earth

sick. How does this fit in your current discussion??? Well as I was

reading the post about the remedies often times pushed on us here I

felt that this one is often times overlooked or maybe no one wants to

talk about it. It's out there. My Sunday school class had a

discussion about how people that are sick are that way because of a

sin they haven't confessed. I've listened through sermons about this

too. I know this isn't a religious forum but I know this has to

cross someones path occassionally. How do you get them to back

off??? I've even tried to explain it by say I'm like the appostle

who was given the thorn in his side. I feel like I am helping

others in Chronic Pain through this because I do run a support group

through my church. I do try to do good work through this

experience.

So, my question is....how do you respond to these helpful remedies of

confessions???....and lets not forget the " healing hands " . I'm not

healed yet I'm told because I don't believe God can heal me. I tried

to say there's a bunch of hardware that man put in there and they

responded with but God can take all that away... I'm a practicing

Christian and it's not that I don't think he can't take it away it's

that I think it was in His plan to put it in there to start with.

When I've said that in the past I get these shocked looks like I'm

some sort of " hethen " ! Does anyone have a " remedie " to dealing with

these helpful people???

Margo