Unlike some religious people, Anglicans do not believe that we have control over everything that happens to us; or that prayer will certainly heal a good person. If someone isn’t getting better, it isn’t because they aren’t faithful enough. When healing doesn’t come, we’re called to seek God in the midst of our suffering. Christ is still present and merciful, even when we feel far from him. He still has blessings for us. Ultimately, we will all die (unless Jesus returns first). Those in Christ will experience the only complete and permanent healing God offers: the resurrection of the dead and
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