HEALNG TOUCH

LOVE IS A BASIC HUMAN NEEDLOVE IS A BASIC HUMAN NEED

LOVE IS A BASIC HUMAN NEEDLOVE IS A BASIC HUMAN NEEDLove and intimacy are at a root of what makes Love and intimacy are at a root of what makes us sick and what makes us well, what causes us sick and what makes us well, what causes

sadness and what brings happiness, what makes sadness and what brings happiness, what makes us suffer and what leads us to healing. If a new us suffer and what leads us to healing. If a new

drug had the same impact, virtually every doctor drug had the same impact, virtually every doctor in the country would be recommending it for in the country would be recommending it for their patients. It would be malpractice not to their patients. It would be malpractice not to

prescribe it prescribe it

From Love and Survival: Eight Pathways to Intimacy and Health by Dean Ornish, M.D.

DO WE APPROACH GOD FOR LOVE?DO WE APPROACH GOD FOR LOVE?

If love was so necessary for our well would God If love was so necessary for our well would God make it difficult for us to obtain it?make it difficult for us to obtain it?

DO WE APPROACH GOD FOR LOVE?DO WE APPROACH GOD FOR LOVE? Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This isn't a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-you need. This isn't a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in. If your child asks for bread, seek game we're in. If your child asks for bread,

do you trick him with sawdust? If he asks for do you trick him with sawdust? If he asks for fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of plate? As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of such a thing. You're at least decent to your own such a thing. You're at least decent to your own

children. So don't you think the God who children. So don't you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better?conceived you in love will be even better?

SIN IS AN EMBARASSING DISEASESIN IS AN EMBARASSING DISEASE

LOVE MAKES US LOVE MAKES US WANTWANT TO GET BETTER TO GET BETTER

Self-Self-medicatemedicate

Self-Self-medicatemedicate

Hurt and Hurt and ShameShame

Hurt and Hurt and ShameShame

Rebel Rebel against against

God’s willGod’s will

Rebel against Rebel against God’s willGod’s will

Separate Separate from Godfrom God

Separate Separate from Godfrom God

WE DON’T CHANGE IN ORDER TO BE LOVEDWE DON’T CHANGE IN ORDER TO BE LOVEDWE CHANGE WE CHANGE BECAUSEBECAUSE WE ARE LOVED WE ARE LOVED

WHAT DOES GOD’S LOVE FEEL LIKE? WHAT DOES GOD’S LOVE FEEL LIKE?

LOVE IS THE HEALING TOUCH WE NEEDLOVE IS THE HEALING TOUCH WE NEED