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The Power of the Holy Spirit
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Pages 108-109
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The Power of the Holy Spirit
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The most potent means of healing is the Power of the Holy
Spirit.
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... This does not depend on contact, nor on sight, nor
upon presence. ... Whether the disease be light or severe,
whether there be a contact of bodies or not, whether
a personal connection be established between the sick person
and the healer or not, this healing takes place through
the power of the Holy Spirit. -- Some Answered Questions,
p. 295.
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In a talk with Miss Ethel Rosenberg, in October 1904,
`Abdu'l-Bahá said: --
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The healing that is by the power of the Holy Spirit
needs no special concentration or contact. It is through
the wish or desire and the prayer of the holy person. The
one who is sick may be in the East and the healer in the
West, and they may not have been acquainted with each
other, but as soon as that holy person turns his heart to
God and begins to pray, the sick one is healed. This is a
gift belonging to the Holy Manifestations and those who
are in the highest station.
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Of this nature, apparently, were the works of healing performed
by Christ and His apostles, and similar works of healing
have been attributed to holy men in all ages. Both
Bahá'u'lláh and `Abdu'l-Bahá were gifted with this power, and
similar powers are promised to Their faithful followers.
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