are you sick?

Please read, If you are sick, in the Bible

1- Do not get impatient, trust in the Lord... always trust in God, in Jesus (Ecc.38:9).

2- Pray to the Lord, and He shall heal you! (Ecc.38:9)... that's a great promise!... and the first prayer should be of thanks-giving, giving thanks for the sickness!... because we have to give thanks to God for every thing and in all circumstances (Eph.5:20, 1Thes.5:16-18).
And, of course, you ultimately are going to die!... and your death may be the best healing of God for you at that time, to bring you to the eternal happiness in Heaven, praise the Lord!.

3- Call the elders of the Church, and let them pray over you, and anoint you with oil in the name of the Lord...and the prayer of faith will make you well, and will rise you up!... that's a big promise of Jam.5:15, alleluia!

4- Make a good Confession of Sins: "Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence." (Ecc.38:10)... "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed." (Jam.5:16)...
Confess all your sins, but most specially the sins of rancor, resentment, hatred, grudge... because if we don't forgive others, we can't even pray the Our Father where we ask God to forgive us the way we forgive others (Mat.6:12-15).

5- Offer the Holy Mass, "Give a sweet sacrifice, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering" (Ecc.38:11)... the memorial we have in Christianity is the Holy Mass, to offer the Father the Lamb of God, Jesus crucified an risen, praise the Lord!.

6- Call the Physician, go to the Hospital (in Ecc.38:11-15)... it is usually the first thing we do, but it should be the last!... and in the quotation of James it is not even mentioned!... by the time you go to the Doctor you may be already healed!, praise the Lord!.

Most of the times the sickness will not be healed by a miracle, that will be the extra-ordinary, the ordinary, the usual way is to be healed by God but using the skills, good care and compassion of a doctor and nurse, and the care and compassion of relatives, friends, neighbors...

I am a Doctor in Medicine and Surgery, practicing Internal Medicine since 1959, most of the time in New York City, where I have taken care of over 100,000 patients... I really do my best to practice Medicine according to the American Medical Association standards, but I acknowledge that it is God the one who really heals, using me some times... I believe it is true the statement of the Bible, "See now that I myself am He! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand." (Deuteronomy 32:39)...

When I started my Private Practice in New York in 1966, I got an ink pen, with an ink bottle, because the Death Certificates had to be done with ink in New York State... and I still have not used it in my 35th anniversary, praise the Lord!... and I know well it is not due to my skills, but thanks to Jesus and my Mother Mary who take care of me, thank you Lord!.

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