00:00 Introduction
04:01 A service of healing
06:12 Prayer is always answered
14:20 From what does Jesus heal us?
18:55 We were created for the good life
21:55 Closing

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Holy Unction - Do You Want to Be Healed?

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Reference materials for this episode:

The rubrics of the service of Holy Unction in English translation


Scripture citations for this episode:

Readings from the service
- Psalm 50/51 & 142/143
- James 5:10-16
- Luke 10:25-37
- Romans 5:1-7
- Luke 19:1-10
- 1 Corinthians 12:27 - 13:8
- Matthew 10:1-8
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 - 7:1
- Matthew 8:14-23
- 2 Corinthians 1:8 - 11
- Matthew 25: 1-13 (which we also heard during the bridegroom services)
- Galatians 5:22 - 6:2
- Matthew 15:21-28
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 - 23
- Matthew 9:9-13

Isaiah 11: 6-11
- Peace on the new earth

John 5:1-18
- Jesus heals the lame man on Sabbath

2 Corinthians 12:1-10
- Saint Paul boasts in his weakness & speaks of the thorn not taken from him

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In our series of reflections on the Lenten Triodion we have reached the service of Holy Unction, which, strictly speaking, is after Lent is over, but we're going to carry all the way through Holy Week here.

Holy Unction is a penitential service of healing at the end of which parishioners are anointed with Chrism, holy oil.

In this reflection Jim reads excerpts from the prayers of this service & expands on what it is we seek to be healed from as well as what it means for prayer to be answered both of which apply directly to why we pray & what the life of a Christian is all about.

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