Healing is a beautiful service because of everything it represents and, above all, the comfort and relief it brings to the suffering person. I have always considered it a great honour to serve as a healer. I am not a healer myself, God and His blessed angels are, but I play a small part in the greater scheme as an instrument of healing.
My journey allowed me to meet wonderful people from all over the world. Their kindness and appreciation for my service motivated me to do whatever I could for them, sometimes even at the expense of my own health. It always broke my heart to witness suffering, especially where children were concerned, yet I had to persevere regardless.
One day, I had a patient whom I had been treating for some time, but her condition continued to deteriorate and, eventually, she passed away. I had devoted many sessions to trying to help her. I did everything I could to remain hopeful and maintain a positive attitude, but her passing affected me deeply.
When I spoke with my older spiritual friend, Paula, she told me that, sadly, some people may not be destined for healing, and that I needed to learn to accept this. At first, I struggled with her words, but that experience was insignificant compared with what I was later asked to do for another patient. Her family asked whether there was anything I could do to help release her from her suffering.
Although I knew deep down what needed to be done, it became one of the hardest responsibilities I had ever faced in my service. Yet, when I reflected on it, I understood that both the patient and her loved ones were suffering terribly, and that helping the patient find peace might also allow the family to do the same.
The process involves prayer, deep meditation, and visualisation, but above all, it requires nerves of steel and unwavering faith. I approach every situation almost clinically and keep my emotions under control. This is not about me, but about the patients and the people who love them. I have to be strong for them.
It is not easy. It is never easy.
The life of a healer…
