We've heard Jesus called the Doctor, even the Physician (Mk 2:17). I've also called Him the Surgeon, but this is the first time I've recognized Him as the Chiropractor. A chiropractor brings healing by realigning the bones, muscles, and nerves. When a body part is out of place, problems result. If everything is put back into proper order, healing takes place. "Make straight the paths you walk on, that your halting limbs may not be dislocated but healed" (Heb 12:13).
The Lord took a formless wasteland and formed the beautiful, harmonious creation (Gn 1:1ff). When everything was in proper order, there was no sickness, suffering, or death. But our sin ruined God's order and brought about sickness. When we repent, we reinstate God's order and remove sickness, not only for ourselves but also for all creation.
Currently, all creation groans and is in agony because of humanity's sins (Rm 8:22). We're so disordered that we can't save ourselves. We need a Savior, a Chiropractor, a new Creator. When Jesus' human body was contorted and wrenched in death on the cross, mankind was given the grace to go back into place and be healed.
| PRAYER: | Jesus, before I knew You my life was a mess. Thank You for saving me. |
| PROMISE: | "Then God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light." –Gn 1:3-4 |
| PRAISE: | St. Agatha gave up all good things, including her safety, her health, and her life, to live forever in the glory of God. |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
· One Bread, One Body
· Daily Bread Radio Program
· Annual Bible Institute
· Discipleship Retreats
· Guadalupe Bible College