A few miracles have occurred at Lourdes and one man said “don’t go in search of miracles, a cure may not be given, but may be given strength to cope”.
Healing can be spiritual, emotional or physical. One way to be healed spiritually in the Catholic Church is the sacrament of Penance. It is when Christians/Catholics go to confession where they confess their sins, and then the priest declares forgiveness, this may not be a miracle but it is a Christian way of healing spiritually.
A physical way to be healed or given hope is the Anointing of the sick (the sacrament of the sick) or the commendation of the Dying. The special rite of the anointing of the dying/sick is a sacrament of forgiveness and healing which gives hope and courage to those who have no cure. The commendation of the dying is a series of prayers and readings, which help and comfort a dying person. They help that person to place their lives trustingly into the loving hand of God who loves them. I believe these two are very helpful for people as it really helped my grandfather for a little while before he died, it gave him strength.
There are a few people who believe that they can perform miracles such as this man called Stephen, he claims to be a psychic doctor, and he says that he uses the energy flowing through him to heal. He offers hope and does contact healing. In the video he cuts them and moves their organs, and he operates his patient without anaesthetics. You can hear him cutting the skin and then pulling something out but after the patient said that she did feel the cutting, and something pulled out but it did not hurt, it just felt a little uncomfortable. I do not know if I believe in this, it is a little strange that he can do an operation without anaesthetics; maybe he paid that woman to act and lye for this programme in the video, so that he gains more customers and wins more money, but it could be true as in Marks gospel it says “Believers will be given the power to perform miracles. They will place their hands on the sick people, who will get well.” (Mark 16:15-18)
How can scientists explain a crying statue, here is an article:
"A six-inch-high porcelain statue began weeping tears of blood. The liquid staining the image is genuinely blood, and human at that. The Santiago coroner's office pronounced the substance is type O-4 human blood. The statue weeps regularly, particularly in the presence of children."
(Source: The Guardian, UK, 4 December 1992) It was confirmed by doctors attached to the police Criminal Investigation Department that the mysterious red liquid, which flows from the eyes of a statue of the Virgin Mary belonging to a Chilean woman, is indeed human blood. It was stated by Dr Inelia Chacon that three samples of the liquid examined in a laboratory were shown to be blood.
The small blue and white porcelain statue belongs to Olga Rodriguez, a housewife from the working class La Cisterna district in the south of Santiago. Since 14 November, when the tears of blood were seen for the first time, the modest home of Mrs Rodriguez has become the main attraction for residents of the district. The Church has refused to take up a position concerning this strange phenomenon. (From: L'Impartial, Switzerland)
Can scientists explain how this statue is crying blood? There is no explanation. Scientists may say that this is just a trick done by the people at the church where this came from, but I do not think that the priests would lie about something like this.
My mother has been to Lourdes; I asked her a few questions:
She said that she has been to Lourdes twice and that it is a beautiful and peaceful place to go.
On the other hand no one really knows if miracles really do exist. People may also agree to this statement because they feel that miracles are merely unusual happenings that can be explained by Science. Those that do believe often describe this point of view as cynical but maybe it is just a practical point of view.
Scientist may ask for a logical argument, theory if there is lack of proof as if a patient suddenly becomes well as in Lourdes, many disagree with the miracles at Lourdes, but Christians would say that it is a miracle. Christians accept that there are some things that cannot be explained, but some people would not believe that certain events are miracles, as they would put it down to luck or fate, maybe it is true because no body really knows if miracles are true, or if the miracles described in the bible are literally true, so we can’t say that similar events do not happen in modern times. Also people do not have the proof that miracles really do exist it might have been caused by accident and many people also may believe that healing is psychological.
Here is an article:
Coma patient gives birth
Alexis Michelle - weighed almost 4kg
An American woman who has been in a coma for eight months after a car crash has given birth to a healthy baby daughter.
Doctors at the University Hospital, Cincinnati delivered Alexis Michelle, weighing nearly 4kg (8lbs).
They said she is one of the few known cases in the US of a baby being carried for the full duration of a pregnancy by a comatose mother.
Alexis' father, Steve Cooper, described her as "precious".
Mrs Cooper suffered severe injuries in a car accident on 25 November last year, two weeks after Alexis was conceived.
The pregnancy was only discovered after the accident by routine tests carried out in the hospital emergency ward.
Mrs Cooper's condition improved slowly during the year. She is now able to open her eyes and follow people around the room but still cannot move or talk.
Doctors describe her condition as being in a vegetative state.
Induced birth
Their main concern during the pregnancy was to ensure both Mrs Cooper had sufficient nutrition for the baby to grow normally.
They also had to monitor her for signs of labour because she could not tell them if her contractions had started.
The birth was induced and Alexis was delivered vaginally after doctors ruled out a Caesarean operation because of fears over the potential harmful effect of anaesthetic drugs.
Dr Michael Hnat said the birth went really well. "I just hope one day she wakes up to see her baby and hopefully remembers being pregnant," he said.
Doctors say the accident only affected Mrs Cooper's brain, physically she remains healthy.
I found this article while I was in the Internet. This is not a miracle as the Scientists had the technology to save the baby girl. The mother was very unlucky but the doctors helped the child by injecting minerals and using all the technology that they could use to help the child survive. If the doctors wouldn’t of helped, we wouldn’t know if the child would of survived or died. Christians would have probably said to trust in God, but if we have the technology, it is better to save the child’s life rather that wait and see what fate she would have had.
It is very difficult to choose if miracles do not happen today or if they do. We should have faith in God and then he will make a miracle occur to a real follower, to a person who has a very strong faith in him, but on the other hand miracles do not happen today as we have the technology to help us heal people and the scientist who can explain very unusual happenings.
