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that make up the greater record in the Bible.
                   It appears that though Jesus told his followers to go and heal
            the sick we are only told that they did, not how, or where. After this,
            spiritual  healing  was  only  recognised  as  being  attributed  to  notable
            religious  personages,  as  an  appendage  to  their  spiritually  and  as
            evidence of their sainthood. It requires evidence of two healings of a
            miraculous nature and evidence of spiritual living to make one eligible
            for sainthood, but it requires evidence of four "miracles" to become a
            Healer Member of the National Federation of Spiritual Healers.
                   For  some  time,  in  the  Western  world,  spiritual  healing
            appeared to have almost totally disappeared. Even though healing of a
            spirit  nature  was  being  practised  in  various  isolated  areas,  spiritual
            healing as channelled from God, The Holy Spirit, was almost extinct.
                   A  revival  of  this  form  of  healing  became  truly  significant
            through the facility provided by Harry Edwards, a facility that exists
            today  in  the  sanctuary  that  he  founded  in  England.  The  Church  in
            England set up a commission to investigate the many claims of Divine
            intercession  in  diverse  illnesses  and  diseases.  Harry  Edwards  was
            asked to give cases in his experience so that the commission would be
            able to investigate them.
                   Harry gave many more cases than they asked for, cases that
            were  well  documented  from  all  angles  by  many  professionals.  The
            report on the results was never published in spite of persistent requests
            for a sighting on this document. However, the Church did instigate the
            Ministry of Divine Healing. Possibly a case of "If you can't beat them,
            join them"!
                   To-day there are many people practising spiritual healing in
            spiritual healing centres, in Spiritualist churches and from their own
            homes or private sanctuaries. Unfortunately many may try to emulate
            the type of miracle mentioned in the Bible and accordingly limit the
            healing facility for those who so earnestly seek to be healed. Many,
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