Healing Miracles Do Not Happen Today"Do You Agree?Give Reasons to Support Your Answer and Show That You Have Thought About Different Points Of View. You Must Refer to Christianity in Your Answer.

        Many Christians believe that Jesus still heals people miraculously today, in answer to prayer.  According to Antonio Bernardo, between 1858 and 1978, 64 miracles were declared as official miracles.  Miracles in Lourdes, a small village in the northern France, which is closely associated with God and the miracles he performs there.  On Friday October 9th, 1987, a man who had been paralysed for 3 years, having suffered with multiple sclerosis, was claimed to be healed.  On the 21st February 1999, the miracle was deemed official.  It had complied with all of the church’ criteria to declare a miracle.  I had been sudden and unforeseen.  It was permanent, the man had been able to walk ever since, and he had received no treatment prior to the miracle, which could have influenced the outcome.

        However there are people who are sceptical in believing that miracles still occur today.  The Catholic Church is extremely careful to believe that miracles still exist.  They have rigorous criteria to follow in order to ensure that only the “true” miracles are made official.  The cure itself must be sudden, unforeseen and permanent.  The sickness must have been grave and and any prior treatment should not in any was have affected the outcome.  We can see how particular the church is in making miracles official because over the past 120years, from 1858 and 1978 only 64 miracles have been made official.

        Recently Padre Pio, an Italian man, developed the same wounds in his hands as Christ had developed through crucifixion.  Many people said that this was a miracle however many believed the wounds had to be self-inflicted.  When Padre Pio went to Rome to see Pope John Paul, the Pope carefully examined these wounds and there was much discussion about whether this man should indeed be deemed a saint.  

        These miracles prove that Jesus has chosen particular people to serve as shinning examples of a Christian way of life for the new millennium.”  It shows Christians today that Jesus is alive within us as he continues his work through many of us today.

        Despite the fakes and the failures, Jesus is still spiritually alive on the earth today and personally, I do believe that is miracle-working power is still with many of us today.