Healing Ministry
Bible Study
We are currently studying the role of Jesus’ healing miracles—not just as a physical act, but as a powerful sign of presence, connection, and restored dignity. These stories speak to the experience of people that are seen as untouchable, shameful, or out of place—and the healing that comes through compassionate contact.
A Bible study exploring the healing miracles of Jesus in the Gospels, examining each through the lens of disability theology and asking critical questions about the nature of healing, inclusion, and wholeness.
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Who?
All are Welcome! Whether you are in need of healing, you work in the medical field, have questions, or want a way to dive even deeper in your faith- we hope you will join us!
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When and Where?
The Healing Ministry Bible Study meets on Tuesdays at 6:00pm in the Library. Can’t make it in person? Join via Zoom!
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What is Healing Prayer?
Healing prayer comes in many forms. At Good Shepherd and the Episcopal and Anglican Tradition, we center healing around the Eucharist. It is through the consumption of the body and blood that we remember the kind of Resurrected Jesus we worship. A Jesus who came back with the Stigmata, the wounds on the crucifixion on hands, feet, side, and head. We believe in miracles, but we know they do not necessarily come in the forms we anticipate.
To learn more, click the link below!
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Is there a catch?
Absolutely not. Come when you can; don't come when you can't. Come late; leave early. No pressure, no judgment (the world offers plenty of those two things).
You are free to come exactly as you are. The readings will prompt different questions for each of us; so, ask away or just listen. There are no stupid questions.
All are Welcome!
Schedule
Compassionate Contact
In this section, we focus on the role of touch in Jesus’ healing miracles—not just as a physical act, but as a powerful sign of presence, connection, and restored dignity. These stories speak to the experience of people that are seen as untouchable, shameful, or out of place—and the healing that comes through compassionate contact. Join at 6 pm Tuesdays via zoom or in person in the library.
January 6 – Touching the open wound (Mark 5:25–34)
January 13 – Touching the Dead (Mark 5:21–24, 35–43)
January 20 – The Bound Untouchables (Luke 13:10–17)
January 27 – The Silent Untouchables (Luke 14:1–6)
February 3 – The Untouchables Gathered (Luke 17:11–19)