There are lots of different types of healing and healers out there. Doctors, nurses, vets, listeners, to name but a few! It would take up a lot of space to list all that I can think of, let alone the ones I can find on the Internet. There is one thing that I believe healers have in common, and that is COMPASSION.
You can have lots of qualifications and certificates or diplomas, but in my humble opinion they are useless withought compassion.
Many people are under the misapprehension that spiritual healers are faith healers. They are not. You do not have to have faith in order to be healed or to give healing. One thing that spiritualism does not ask you to do, is to take anything on faith. The Spiritualist religion is founded on ‘proving all things’.
Sometimes, regardless of healing and treatment, a child has a miraculous recovery from a serious illness. They didn’t have faith that they would be healed. They did not understand, because they were too young.
The same thing is true of animals. An animal cannot have a faith to believe in, to ensure their recovery from illness. Sure, they trust the vet or his nurse, but isn’t that because they can sense their compassion. Animals don’t have the type of brain that allows them a faith, as in the religious sense.
I am not saying that to have a faith is wrong. By all means have faith in whatever you believe. There are many good healers who are involved in faiths of all types and faith does not prevent healing.
Compassion though, is what is needed not faith, for healing to work. If we all had more compassion and shared it with others more often, then the world would be a happier and healthier place.
I am interested in the views of others as usual and look forward to receiving your comments.
Here’s to all the compassionate folk out there who give their all to make others feel better. May they forever be granted good health.