Healing Word

Written By Rev. David Price

The One who creates is creating still. That One also makes new. The Eternal One is not bogged down with the inconveniences of time. What would take long weeks to mend, if ever, can be made new quickly? So, we pray. Intentionally, we make a connection, and tune in to Jesus, the listening One who often speaks, in the language of silence. Our breath makes beautiful sentences and is so fitting in the context of silence.  At length, we add a verbal request: a specific prayer outcome we have in mind. We form in the imagination how that result will feel and look. We visualize God’s healing light at work. We thank God that it all is underway.

Healing Light, source of all health: fill our hearts with faith in your love. With calm expectancy, we make room for your power to possess us, and gracefully accept your healing. Thank you…thank you…thank you, Holy Spirit our Healer. We then, in the hours and days to come, turn to notice the result. We notice God’s unfolding work, re-engaging our process of prayer.

Welcome, Healing Word

Invisible energy of light infusing
this energy of matter visually perceived
This Light—a restoring kind,
Vibrations—some reforming kind
effect sensible heat and
bring about change—restoration
neutralizing inflammation
swapping it out with strength, freshness.
Imagine you see this light
it is there—so let it be, let it work…
the spot mending,
now pulsing with its glow
the warmed cells shaping up, refreshed.
Thank you, Word, through whom
all things came to be:
here you are letting life come into being
You Word, Life, Light shining in the darkness.

                                      —dwp+ May 3, 2023

Rev. David Price

Fr. Price joined St. Francis as Assistant Rector in September 2016. He says, “I am eager to be part of St. Francis’ efforts to work, pray, and give.” Fr. Price just completed a 10 year pastorate as Rector of Grace Church, Alvin and celebrated his 32nd anniversary of ordained ministry. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, a graduate of the University of Arizona, he completed his theological training at the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin in 1984. He served on parish staffs in Midland, Lubbock, and Palestine, before becoming Rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and School, Houston in 1994.

Fr. Price loves the variety of parish ministry: learning, worshiping, serving, and discovering things in small group fellowship. He recognizes the strength and health of St. Francis Church. He is convinced that in parish work, “God draws people in, builds them up and sends them out to be ambassadors of reconciliation in the world”. He has been married to Jennifer for 35 years. Jennifer, a cardiac nurse, works at CHI St. Luke's Health in the Medical Center. They are proud parents of three adult children: daughters, Emily Hatzel and Hannah Loyd, and son, Andrew Price. They are excited that they recently became grandparents. Fr. Price and Jennifer are both interested in improving their personal health through nutrition and physical activity. He has finished several marathons, half-marathons and triathlons in the last few years.

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