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August 24, 2008

 

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

 

As you embark on the journey of self-discovery and healing that this healing workshop shall lead you through, know that my prayers and thoughts are with you.  I have taken this journey and I know that you will be offered a bounteous feast over the course of this journey.  I suggest that you partake of this meal.   "Taste And See The Goodness Of The Lord".   You come in hungry, but you will leave well fed.  You will dine on a meal, which shall sustain you today, tomorrow and the rest of your life.

 

God is calling you.  He has much to tell you and even more to offer you.  So be open and hear His words and believe that you are a child of His.  He is a giving and nurturing Father who loves and cares for and about His children.

 

You shall be blessed, you shall be strengthened and you shall be renewed.

 

Be blessed, and be whole by the power of the Holy Spirit.

 

James Brightful

 

I urge you, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in the struggle by your prayers to God on my behalf, that I may be delivered from the disobedient in Judea, and that my ministry for Jerusalem my be acceptable to the holy ones, so that I may come to you with joy by the will of God and be refreshed together with you.  The God of peace be with all of you.  Amen.  (Romans 15:30-33)

 

August 24, 2008

 

Dear Rev. Eric,

 

As we close out this, your Healing Workshop # 8, I have to thank you and say job well done.  The workshop was well prepared, well presented and a wealth to be gained by anyone who participates.

 

As I noted in my introductory statement Friday evening I did not come in search of a healing.  My reason for coming was to answer a calling, a divine  calling which told me there is something to be gained here and so I answered the call.

 

I can say that so much of what you presented re-enforced my already strong belief that God is the almighty force that keeps me lifted.  He keeps me centered  and is at the forefront of all that is in my life.  It also introduced me to a new way of thinking about religion.  I was given a contemporary teaching on God and his works, which provided a 21st century insight on so many of the truths and teaching which were outdated and well past their intended time when first introduced centuries ago.

 

What most impressed me was the response of so many of those participants that were there for a healing. They came as weakened or damaged shadows of who they wanted to be and I saw them become strengthened and repaired.  They leave being a more complete person; a person who through the rediscovery of their faith and belief in God and themselves, are ready to tackle whatever struggles life has for them.  If this is the healing they came in search of, then the workshop served them well.  I could also see in those who return time and again to be a part of these workshops that what they gain is not a temporary lift, which lessens in the passing of time.  What they gained apparently becomes as much a part of their lives as does their eating and breathing.  It is what keeps them healthy in mind, body and spirit.  They come in search of a life-giving meal and they leave having been provided a feast, which shall sustain them the rest of their days.

 

I noted in my introductory remarks that God has ordained me for some type of ministry, that is why the affirmations which I chose spoke to me.  I did not choose them, they leapt off the page and spoke to me.  "I am the light that lighteth every man coming into the world."  "My voice is one of many kinds in the world and my voice has significance."  (1Cor. 14:10").  With the tools you served me I can now continue to follow the path that this ministry leads.  My light now shines brighter and my voice sounds that much stronger.  As I go about being that beacon and counselor to others, many of the tools at my disposal have come from this workshop.  For this I thank you.

 

When I came to you, brothers proclaiming the mystery of God, I did not come with sublimity of words or wisdom For I resolved tto knowing nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.  I came to you in weakness and fear and much trembling and my message and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with demonstration of spirit and power so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but in the power of God.  (I Cor. 2:1-5).

 

My prayer of thanks to you for your work and ministry.  You are a true disciple of God and a shepherd of his flock.

 

May God continue to bless you, this ministry and all that you touch through it.

 

Yours in Christ,

 

James Brightful

 

 

August 26, 2008

 

The graduation ceremony, was an extremely special experience for many reasons.  The Whispering circle stands out, as does the testimonies of those who participated by my side in the workshop.

Sunday evening I thanked you for allowing me to be a guest into your lives, but there was something I wanted to say, but did not want to overstay my time at the lectern   taking away time from others that needed to speak.

This is what I would have said;

Andre, thank you for being the most respectful, intelligent mature young man that you are. The future is a bright and promising time for you and I know you will make the most of it.

Claire, thank you for being so free and open about giving praise and thanksgiving to the Lord.

Cyndy, thank you for your curiosity and desire for enlightenment. You are an inspiration.

Marvin, thank you for your dedication and finishing what its is you started earlier.

Tonia, thank you for coming so far to be with us and being part of this beautiful experience

Lenett, thank you for being my sister in JOY and remember you are your mother, she lives in you.

Ricardo, thank you for being my brother in JOY, remember the past  is meant to make us stronger.

Renee, thank you for allowing me to see the love in your eyes, you are my sister 

Calvin, thank you, I am most proud of you for your enthusiasm, keep going in the right direction, I'll be there for you.

Tracy,  thank you, for your soft and quiet voice and manner, but there is true power and strength in you that comes from the Lord .

I would also have to thank members of the staff;

Carol, thank you for providing food for the heart and body.  I meant it when I said I love you.

Reverend T., thank you for your strength and guidance.

LaVonne, thank you for your organization and direction, the Reverend may conduct the workshop, but you make it happen. 

Soyini, thank you for a beauty that comes from within and is more then physical, it is spiritual. 

Tracy, thank you for your joy in living and loving the Lord, you are a spiritual cheerleader.

Thank you to all the others I have not named.

Van, the biggest thanks go to you, I don't have to tell you.  For 10 years you have been a friend and a brother.  We'll continue to be there for each other.

My prayers and best wishes go out to all of you as you continue on this journey of Christian life.  Remember  that the only thing that can hurt you is a wounded heart, heavy soul and your lack of faith in God and what he can and will do for you.   He is a loving and giving Father, you are His child and He takes care of His children. 

May God Bless you and may He find a permanent place in your hearts and in your home.

You Brother in Christ,

James Brightful

September 8, 2008

 

Claire,

Thank you for sharing this letter with each of us, although we shared so much more during the workshop.  Each and every one of you has been in my thoughts and prayers since the workshop and I am glad to hear that those prayers are being answered.  I have no doubts God has so many Good and Godly things in store for you and everyone else who He truly loves, the blessing will continue to come.  

I will leave each of you with these parting words,

May God's love and goodness pour down upon you like a mighty rain.  May the life giving waters of His love nourish  you and may the fruits produced be sweet and plentiful.  May you grow strong and healthy and provide for others as God has provided for you.  

Peace be with you, around you and for you.

James Brightful 

 

September 9, 2008

 

I thank each of you for the birthday wish and blessing.  My wish to you as I blow out the candles, is that God remember to keep you and those you love with Him in Him and for Him.

Peace be to you.

James Brightful

 

October 2, 2008

 

 Reverend Eric and All of My Sisters and Brothers,

I must admit in the course of the busy day which often turns into weeks I have not taken the time to follow up on the promises made to keep touch with those whom I shared the Healing Workshop 8, but I have gone into the site at least once weekly just to keep up with what has been happening with the Center. 

I know that times are difficult for so many and we are at risk of them becoming worse, but I am not alarmed for I know that what ever happens it is at the wishes of God.  We often think we can take credit for the running of the world, but we only only God's operatives.  If times are troubled it is because God has a lesson which He wants us to learn from.  I try to live my life as He would have me live it, so I live it with the faith that He will look out for me.  If I must struggle, I will struggle for I know He will reward me later on.  If I have to celebrate, I know that I am celebrating His generosity.  If I have to mourn, I know that He has reclaimed someone that was His to start with.  If I have to speak, it is his words that should cross my lips.   I can not allow myself to be brought down by the problems of the world, for those problems come about when we thinking we know better then God try to take control of His works.  He will allow us to mismanage them for a while, but like the forgiving  and guiding Father,  He is, He will only allow us to flounder in the dark for so long then He will take control again and ask have we learned our lesson, if we answer yes, then He will make all right again. 

This is my belief and this is my protection, my insurance against the difficult times we face.  God does not have to run for office, He is the office.  God does not have to seek a bailout, He is the bailout.  God does not have to declare war to make peace, He is the Peacemaker.  God does not have to promise change, He is the change. 

Thank you again Reverend Eric for you guidance and to each of you, continue to have faith and does as God asks of you and you will survive as God would have you survive.  "This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice in it and be glad"  Amen.


Blessings to each of you.

James Brightful

 

October 20, 2008

 

Blessings to you Reverend Eric and my Brothers and Sisters of HW 8.

Last evening I attended a musical program at St Augustine's Church and the children's choir sang " I Need You To  Survive"  and I could not help but be moved by the lyrics of this song.  I have come to know and appreciate this song as the  spirit filled closing of the Healing Workshop Ceremonies.  It took me back to the evening I stood in the circle within the walls of the Sanctuary hands clasped with those of my brothers and sisters, committing to them, giving praise and thanks with them and most importantly telling them how much they mean to me.  Long story short I wanted to tell you I was thinking of you.

I do hope all is well with each of you and that God has kept you washed in the blessings which rain down upon each of you.  I know God to be a generous and giving Father so I know that He has gifted all of you.  As for me my decison to follow the path God has chosen for me and my ministry is flourishing and I praise and thank Him in my words, but most importantly in my actions.

May all who seek You, rejoice and be glad in You.  May those who long for Your help always say God be Glorified" PSA 70: 5

Until we are bought together again to share God's gift of fellowship, may He raise you up and you in return raise up those in need of a spiritual lift.

" I prayed for you, you prayed for me" 

" We are a part of God's one Body"

" I need you to survive"

James Brightful

October 21, 2008

Dear Reverend Eric and all of My Brothers and Sisters of the Spirit

Thank you for the words of recognition for the gift which God has given me.  When ever I am offered a compliment I give the honor to God, then to my mother, and then to all the others in my life who have bought me to where I am today, for they are the source of all that is the spirit and soul of James.  Included in those many persons are you and each of the people I experience at each and every event I attend at the Divinity Center.  I may be the writer, but each of you are the inspiration. 

May God keep each of you in that special place He has created for you, in that place there is only good.  In that place there is only love.  In that place there is only healing.  In that place there is only light.  In that place there is only jubilation.  In that place there is only peace.  In that place there is God.

James

 

November 5, 2008

My Brothers and Sisters,

COL 1:11  being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might
so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully

"This is truly the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad!"

Good morning to each of you on this historic morning, the sun rose on a nation in need of healing today.  As with all things when God is in control and we do as He asks us to do all is made right.  Let us hope that God was in control last night and what has come to pass this morning is His doing.  Each of us saw a country in need of healing and we prayed, we campaigned and we voted, now we hope God has provided us with what He feels is best for us. 

Today we must begin to pray again, but this time the prayers are for the man that is hopefully going to be with God's assistance the facilitator of that healing.  Both President Elect Obama and his family and those whom he chooses to work with him need our prayers.  They undertake a daunting task, one which many doubt President Elect Obama is ready to tackle.  They must heal this country and as the world looks on he must bring us back to the healthy country we deserve to be.  It will be through our prayers and God's intervention  that we  hope to take the well stream of enthusasium which has sweep the country this morning and bring about a better day for all us us.

PHI 4:4  Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

With great pride and much joy,

Brother James Brightful  HW8

 

 

December 24, 2008

To All of My Brothers and Sisters Wishing you the most Joyous and God filled Christmas celebration.
May You and your loved ones be gifted in that life giving and soul lifting true spirit of Christmas.
May those that enter your home and your life bring you peace, love and joy.
May you be blessed with the goodness and generosity that can only come from God.
May He shine down upon you on this day and each one to follow. May you be bathed in His warmth and lightened by His love.
I pray that peace, love and joy be a constant guest in your home and that God the Father sit at the head of your family table. May His son sit at the far end and the Holy Spirit be the center piece. May the feast be spiritually filling and may you leave the table blessed and refreshed.

Best wishes on this holiday and all that come to you.

James Brightful HW8

May you continue to be Blessed in Christ's name
Amen.

Luke 2
1 Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled.
2 This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
3 And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city.
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;
5 to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.
6 And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.
9 And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people:
11 for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
12 And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.
15 And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
16 And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.
17 And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
18 And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.
 

January 21, 2009

JAM 5:13  Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy?
Let him sing songs of praise.

14  Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray
over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

15  And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the
Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

My prayers go out to Soyini, and I will forward a card directly to her expressing that.  I shall also keep her family and loved ones in my prayers.  for they are all in need of comfort and healing.  I pray that God be with Soyini and protect her from further harm and bring back what has been taken from her physically, metally and emotionally.   I thank God that Soyini is a person of strong faith and no man can take away what is spiritually witih-in Soyini.  I ask God to ease what ever pain and suffering she has felt.  I ask God to turn that pain into strength, so that what she has experienced will make her a stronger person.  I ask God to keep Soyini's heart from growing cold and hateful toward her attacker,  for such bitterness will destroy her spirit.

I ask God to heal the person who would raise his hand to harm another person.  For this person in is greater need of prayer and healing then Soyini.  I ask God to touch his heart and make him realize the severity of what he has done.  I ask God that he pray to be forgiven and truly make repentance for the sins he has committed against Soyini. I pray that his eyes be opened and he claim responsibility and pay willingly the price to be paid for such on an inhumane act against another.

MAT 6:14  For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father
will also forgive you.

15  But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive
your sins.
  
All of this I ask in God's name amen.

February 9, 2009

 

 

March 16, 2009

 

Reverend Eric and all of my Brothers and Sisters with in the Healing Workshops,

I would like to give you an update on my ministry.

I have to say my voice still has significance.  This past weekend I worked as a member of the team for a 3 day Cursillo Retreat.   Cursillo is a movement within the Catholic Church, the literal translation from Spanish means "short course".   One of my duties was to compose and present a twenty minute talk on Christian Study.  To quote one of the candidates " you made a touch down in the superbowl."  The other members of the team and I were able to initiate 15 brothers into the Cursillo movement.  I was made to realize my direct communication from God to one of these brothers when he informed me that no matter what he said about his marriage my reply was "you love your wife"  and when he realized I saw a truth he could not see, he asked me how did I know?  My answer to him was " Someone whispered it in my ear", we know who that someone was.  Now I know he can go home with a renewed faith in his life and his marriage.  

I also continue to be a Spiritual Director and adviser to a friend and her husband who is temporarily incarcerated for an indiscretion committed earlier in life, which has finally caught up to him.

Yes my ministry continues to grow as I continue to grow in my life with and about Christ.  

God has been good to me.

JOHN 15:16  You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

May each of you be Blessed, my God walk with you as you go throughout your day.  May He sit with you as work at what ever it is you have to do today.  May He have His hand upon your shoulder as you start to feel fatigued or stressed.  Most important may you hear His voice saying to you " you are my child and I am pleased with you because of your love and service for and to me."

James Brightful HW8

 

April 10, 2009

To Rev. Eric and You all of my Brother and Sister Alumni,

Today  as we experience Good Friday we remember the darkest most painful day of Christ’s life, we cannot help but think of and remember those Good Fridays in our own life.  Those days when we were at our lowest, those days when we felt all was lost, just as Christ felt forsaken and abandoned we too often feel that way.  But we cannot allow that Good Friday to last any longer then it is meant to last.

 Just as it was in God’s plan that His own Son should die to this earthly life, it was also in His plans that the Son of God rise from that day and that death to a new and heavenly life.  It is also in God’s plan that we may experience death sometimes literally but most often figuratively.  As God expected His son to endure pain, and death, He expects us to endure the pain and sorrow of living our lives. 

 

That Good Friday which began so dark and so painful passed in just two short days and in its wake came a most joyful and uplifting time.  That day we call Easter it celebrates Christ’s victory over death,  We sing  praises of how Christ rose up beyond the grave and fulfilled the promise of His Father to come and save the souls of man.  We too must have that Easter Sunday in order to get beyond that Good Friday,  we must have that victory over all that is dark, painful and deadly to our spirit.  We too must rise up from those tombs we have allowed ourselves to be subjected to.  We must fulfill God’s plan for each of us to rise up and leave behind the life of pain and suffering we subject ourselves to.  We must have victory over all that has kept us down and which smothers our spirit, and strangles or soul

 

We must keep the promise of the risen Christ, we must believe, so that we will live and be born again.

 

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;  and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this? John 11: 25-26

 

He has risen, let us all rejoice and be glad!  Alleluia!

 

Wishing each of you the most joyous and God filled Easter Holiday.

 

James Brightful  HW8

 

 

May 13, 2009

 

Prayer for Unity In Evangelization Ministry 

Most Holy God, through your abundant grace and mercy, you have fashioned a way for us to gather together united with you in spirit and in heart. We praise you Father, Son and Holy Spirit for you are an awesome God who can make the crooked places straight, and you continue to bring salvation and  victory to your people. United in mind and in heart, we seek a new day of blessings from you, O Lord, as we journey as church into the future. United in mind and in heart  we seek your blessing to strengthen our hands so that we may build where you want us to build. United in mind and in heart we seek your blessing to give us well-trained tongues so that we may teach and preach the good news of Jesus Christ. United in mind and heart we see your blessing to move our feet to the place were you want us to be. United in mind fill our hearts with compassion so that our love for you will govern  what we say and do.  Be with us, O Lord  for we cannot navigate through these times without you. Be with us, O Lord for we yearn to be united in the mission of Jesus, helping the blind to see, the lame to walk and setting the oppressed free. This we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen

 O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.

As I pray this prayer for you please join me in prayer and ask God to help you find your place in his plans.  I know He has a place and a design for you and I pray that as you spend these days in prayer, meditation and contemplation He comes to you with the Joyous news of His plan for you as He has done for me.   

God loves you my  Brothers and Sisters  in Christ.  May you be forever blessed and may you live as God has called you to live in service and in grace.

Therefore, from the day we heard this, we do not cease praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding to live in a manner worthy of the Lord, so as to be fully pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit and growing in the knowledge of God, strengthened with every power, in accord with his glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy

giving thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light. 1 COR: 9-12

 James Brightful

May 31, 2009

To those graduates of Healing Workshop 13

My Dear Brothers and Sisters,

This is the day the Lord has made let us rejoice and be Glad!

1SA 2:1 Then Hannah prayed and said: "My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.

I know you have to be elated and Christ filled at this very moment as I was after my experience in the Workshop. You have been truly blessed and gifted. Through the works of God and His servant and disciple Reverend Eric Donaldson you have tasted and feasted upon the goodness of the Lord.

Be thankful to whatever may have bought you here today and to this moment, for it has delivered you to place of love and healing. God is in this place today, He is here with each of you and he has lifted those burdens, which may have had you in pain physically, emotionally, financially, mentally or in whatever fashion you may have been suffering. In it’s place you should find a clean and healthy body, soul, spirit and heart. You will find that life for you is not as painful as you may have thought and the cure for that is not sold in a pharmacy nor is it obtained at the hands of a physician. No, what has you feeling better today was inside of you but until now you did not know that it is your faith alone that could heal you. You may have believed that the key to success was in secured wealth and material goods, or a high paying job. You have now come to realize the true path to success is in prayer and the belief that God is there when you need Him to be, you just need call on Him.

Yes, you have been truly blessed and gifted this weekend and I rejoice in your triumph of heart, soul and spirit. I sing praises for the love and joy, which is now in your heart and on your faces. I give thanks to God for reminding us all, that He has the power to do all things and if we believe and trust in Him, all will be made right in a world that is often all wrong.

More importantly I celebrate because of all the days you could have experienced this, it happens to be on the Sunday of Pentecost, the day that celebrates the Holy Spirit coming down to earth to the weakened, and fearful disciples of Christ and imbuing them with the powers and Grace of God and sending them forth to be living examples of the work of God through man. Just as they went out amongst others to deliver the word of the Lord, it is now your turn to go forth and make the word known to those in need of the word. You have now been imbued with the Holy Spirit. He is now a living part of you and you must now be His able and willing servant.
ACT 2:28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me
with joy in your presence.'

Although I may not be there with you to share this moment with you, know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. You should also know that if one day God wills that we should meet, there is a God filled hug coming from your brother here.

May the peace of Christ be with you, May the love of God be in your heart and May the power of the Holy Spirit empower you.

Your Brother in Christ,

James Brightful HW8
 

 

August 20, 2009

 

ISA 12:4-6 In that day you will say: "Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you."

My Brothers and Sisters, Alumni of H W 14,

Today is truly a day to sing praises, for you have set out on a journey, a journey, which has bought you to this day in your life. The preparation for that journey has been different for each of us. For many that journey has been difficult and burdensome. For some of you your preparation may have been painful, physically, emotionally or spiritually. For some of you that preparation may have left you financially or mentally weakened. For some of you, blindness or ignorance may have been your preparation for this journey. No matter how you arrived at the point of departure for this journey, you were there and that is what is most important.

That journey began the day you walked into the Healing Workshop. You may not know what bought you there last Friday, but God does. He was the force behind your decision to finally set your life right, to bring healing to a tired and weary, soul, body or spirit. It was God who set you on your way; He was there in the presence of Reverend Eric and the rest of his team. He was there in the presence of so many of you. I know you felt him as He pried each of you open and unlocked so much of what has been keeping you from being the person He wanted you to be. He was there to hear your cry for forgiveness and healing. He was there to lift the weight of life's baggage, which so burdened you. He was there as you looked into the eyes of your brothers and sisters there for help just as you were. He was there in the witness of your brothers and sisters for in their testimony, they told His story. It was His generous spirit, which allowed you to leave Sunday a strengthened and resurrected person, free of so much pain, heartache, doubt, insecurity and all of the other burdens, which you carried into that place on Friday.

This past weekend was only the beginning of your journey. It is now your duty to go forward and tell others the truth of what God has done for you. Just as Christ chose His disciples to speak the truth of His works after He left this earth, each of you have been called to do the same. You have to speak of what you witnessed this past weekend, it is your calling to reach out to others who are suffering what you had endured, but they are not yet prepared to start their journey to redemption and healing. It is now up to you to help them find that healing they need in their lives. It is now you who must be that beacon of light, which will guide them out of their darkness. It is your witness they must hear, that may open their hearts, minds or eyes to their own blindness or ignorance. This mission may be hard and the work may not be gratifying, but God has called you to do it. You have been chosen because He knows what is in you and He has anointed you.

In closing let me say, go forth and let others see that bright and raging fire that is now burning within you. You have been blessed and now you must share that blessing with your brothers and sisters still in need.

God loves you and so do I. God will be with you as you carry on your mission in His name. Amen


James Brightful HW8

 

November 24, 2009

Rev. Eric and all the Alumni of all the Healing Workshops,

I share these words with all of you, may each of you continue to be blessed and kept in God's favor, for each of you are a special gift.
 

May we always be thankful for all that we are blessed with.
 

May we always  be thankful for the love of God The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit.
 

May we always be thankful for the love of our families, friends, loved ones and each other.
 

May we always be thankful  for the gift of life, and all that it offers to us, for growth of mind, body and spirit.
 

May we always be thankful for the gifts of the earth and all that it produces to fulfill our need for sustenance, shelter and, protection.
 

May we always be thankful for those that bring into our lives the guidance, security and leadership we need to succeed and prosper.
 

May we always be thankful for the faith, which keeps us knowing there will always be a better tomorrow.
 

May we always be thankful for the hope, which allows us to be the person we want to be in spite of our circumstances.
 

May we always be thankful for the charity of others for they bring happiness and joy into our lives.
 

May we always be thankful for the Grace of God which allows us to be who we are today and always.
 

I am always thankful for YOU!
 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING
 

James Brightful HW8

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