THE SPIRITUALITY PROJECT
This project ventured into ways, through which spirituality and religion fosters overall state of individual and social wellbeing. It specifically identifies prerequisites of healing, the actors in the healing process, efficacy of healing, and sustainability of wellbeing. The outcome of this paper is based on an in-depth discussion with 9 key spiritualists (6 males and 3 females), and workshops (3) and experiences from the interactions with Muslim, Christian and Buddhist communities.
There is an answer to human problems amounting to ill-health. There has to be faith from the un-well party seeking good health. When the faith of the ill-person meets with the faith of interceder, a powerful call of healing powers or spirit is invoked. The healing spirit maintains presence in the life of the now healthy person. Healing efficacy is determined by the strength of faith. Spiritual healing is involves emotional healing, mental cleansing, and care and support of the physical body, with effort of the individual and sought care and support of expert members of the community. The person has a responsibility of ensuring obedience in this or her relationship with the Holy Spirit in order to maintain benefits. Obedience applies to instructions and advice from godly people. God’s grace prevails for people who relentless seek it to be revived even when they fall. The individual has a duty to maintain him-self or her-self in the Christian fold, to avoid bodily dangers associated with wickedness. They can continue thrive in good health when they return to the Christian fold. God’s numerous blessings and protection prevails so that he or she is happy in HIM (God).
Healing is sought by person and people concerned, of which faith is central; it is sustained by obedience of Christian teachings and respect for Christian norms, such as fellowships and being exemplary. The healing benefits cease to occur when the Holy Spirit is displaced by misdeeds and disrespect of godly teachings and Christian norms.
FAITH HEALING Services
Healing was real and complete if the individual does not have negative conflicts (adversity or EVIL) in the mind or defeating perceptions about life (or body). This paper attempted to examine the interplay between healing and the concept of evil. The findings from this project originated from the experiences of interactions with a cross-section of faithful (s) from Muslim, Christians, and Buddhist communities as well as from the review of secondary literature. The findings were as follows: positive actions and perceptions of life build positive spirit and vise-versa while negative actions detached individual from positive spirit (God) [good emotional feelings about oneself, life and others] for negative spirit (Satan) which reinforced negative thought, emotions and actions (anti-social behaviors and other associated psychological problems). Optimism is associated with variety of positive benefits that includes, lowering production of stress hormone –cartisol, bettering body function and reducing risk of chronic diseases. Tuning the mind changed body’s biochemistry accordingly (the structure and function of cellular components such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids and other biomolecules). The negative oneself (feelings of anger, guilt, depression, fear) simply shrunk the life cells and compromised the immune system. Man’s failure to adopt and master nature dictated his downfall –helplessly. His decision to hand over management tools to the Divine was only a reflection of failure that came back to taunt him (or her). God had no role to play in man’s failures and self-extinction –if he/she (man) chose. When the relationship went bad, the spirits not appeased, when the certain details of the covenant in the relationship were broken, when individuals or sections of society abused the divine influence to attack and inflict pain on others, their normal life functioning got adversely affected. With broken spiritual life, individuals’ hearts and relationships were broken, unless interventions are made as soon as possible to reset the relationship to rightful order. Prior mindsets had stronger influences in new beliefs. There is greater environment influence on life: both negatively and positive –depending on the nature and strength of it or such influences. It was thus vital to position oneself in an environment that would yield health influences and propulsion to positive outcomes.
HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED
As client
As volunteer
As service activity sponsor
As client sponsor
As fundraiser
As donor/funder
As ambassador
As development partner
As friend
Visit us
Visit our blog www.integratedmhi.blogspot.ug
Visit our facebook page: www.facebook.com/integratedmentalhealthinitiative
This project ventured into ways, through which spirituality and religion fosters overall state of individual and social wellbeing. It specifically identifies prerequisites of healing, the actors in the healing process, efficacy of healing, and sustainability of wellbeing. The outcome of this paper is based on an in-depth discussion with 9 key spiritualists (6 males and 3 females), and workshops (3) and experiences from the interactions with Muslim, Christian and Buddhist communities.
There is an answer to human problems amounting to ill-health. There has to be faith from the un-well party seeking good health. When the faith of the ill-person meets with the faith of interceder, a powerful call of healing powers or spirit is invoked. The healing spirit maintains presence in the life of the now healthy person. Healing efficacy is determined by the strength of faith. Spiritual healing is involves emotional healing, mental cleansing, and care and support of the physical body, with effort of the individual and sought care and support of expert members of the community. The person has a responsibility of ensuring obedience in this or her relationship with the Holy Spirit in order to maintain benefits. Obedience applies to instructions and advice from godly people. God’s grace prevails for people who relentless seek it to be revived even when they fall. The individual has a duty to maintain him-self or her-self in the Christian fold, to avoid bodily dangers associated with wickedness. They can continue thrive in good health when they return to the Christian fold. God’s numerous blessings and protection prevails so that he or she is happy in HIM (God).
Healing is sought by person and people concerned, of which faith is central; it is sustained by obedience of Christian teachings and respect for Christian norms, such as fellowships and being exemplary. The healing benefits cease to occur when the Holy Spirit is displaced by misdeeds and disrespect of godly teachings and Christian norms.
FAITH HEALING Services
Healing was real and complete if the individual does not have negative conflicts (adversity or EVIL) in the mind or defeating perceptions about life (or body). This paper attempted to examine the interplay between healing and the concept of evil. The findings from this project originated from the experiences of interactions with a cross-section of faithful (s) from Muslim, Christians, and Buddhist communities as well as from the review of secondary literature. The findings were as follows: positive actions and perceptions of life build positive spirit and vise-versa while negative actions detached individual from positive spirit (God) [good emotional feelings about oneself, life and others] for negative spirit (Satan) which reinforced negative thought, emotions and actions (anti-social behaviors and other associated psychological problems). Optimism is associated with variety of positive benefits that includes, lowering production of stress hormone –cartisol, bettering body function and reducing risk of chronic diseases. Tuning the mind changed body’s biochemistry accordingly (the structure and function of cellular components such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids and other biomolecules). The negative oneself (feelings of anger, guilt, depression, fear) simply shrunk the life cells and compromised the immune system. Man’s failure to adopt and master nature dictated his downfall –helplessly. His decision to hand over management tools to the Divine was only a reflection of failure that came back to taunt him (or her). God had no role to play in man’s failures and self-extinction –if he/she (man) chose. When the relationship went bad, the spirits not appeased, when the certain details of the covenant in the relationship were broken, when individuals or sections of society abused the divine influence to attack and inflict pain on others, their normal life functioning got adversely affected. With broken spiritual life, individuals’ hearts and relationships were broken, unless interventions are made as soon as possible to reset the relationship to rightful order. Prior mindsets had stronger influences in new beliefs. There is greater environment influence on life: both negatively and positive –depending on the nature and strength of it or such influences. It was thus vital to position oneself in an environment that would yield health influences and propulsion to positive outcomes.
HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED
As client
As volunteer
As service activity sponsor
As client sponsor
As fundraiser
As donor/funder
As ambassador
As development partner
As friend
Visit us
Visit our blog www.integratedmhi.blogspot.ug
Visit our facebook page: www.facebook.com/integratedmentalhealthinitiative
