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Article: Healing people, healing nations.(BIBLE STUDY)(the Bible and social justice )
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- Sojourners Magazine
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- February 1, 2006
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With one hand God "builds up Jerusalem" and with the other "heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds" (Psalm 147:2-3). While structures must change for people to find healing, individuals must give up their sinful ways and turn to God to redeem their nations.
Jesus' healing stories highlighted in this month's lections form neither the alpha nor the omega of his ministry. In their larger context, these healings follow his proclamation of the coming reign of God and precede his journey toward the cross and resurrection. Healing is the byproduct of lives that are deeply touched by love and liberation, whether that liberation is from brutal oppression or ...