Mighty Healer Faithful God

i got to read scripture during worship this morning. i love reading scripture, it always seems to be talking directly to me and i regularly get a bit choked up as i read. we have an OT reading, and epistle reading and a gospel reading during our service and today, i got to read from the Gospel of Mark (Glory to you God).

Mark 7: 31-37

31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 32They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. 33He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. 34Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, ‘Ephphatha’, that is, ‘Be opened.’ 35And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36Then Jesus* ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 37They were astounded beyond measure, saying, ‘He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.’

This is the Gospel of the Lord (Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ).

after the reading we sang this song,

Mighty Healer Faithful God
written by Anne Marie Shrehan

Mighty Healer, faithful God, You are the Lord of the nations.
Mighty Healer, faithful God, Come heal the heart of the nations.

Lord, you are gathering, the suff'ring, the poor
the lonely and broken hearted.
Lord you are gathering the maimed and the crippled,
the blind and the weak and hard hearted.

Mighty Healer, faithful God, You are the Lord of the nations.
Mighty Healer, faithful God, Come heal the heart of the nations.

You will reveal your compassion and glory,
You will place smiles where frowns are.
Your Holy Spirit will come with annointing,
to wash clean and bring joy where tears are.

Mighty Healer, faithful God, You are the Lord of the nations.
Mighty Healer, faithful God, Come heal the heart of the nations.

We see your great love as shown in the gospels
when you healed the eyes of the blind man.
You cared for sinners and freed them from darkness
and opened the ears of the deaf man.

Mighty Healer, faithful God, You are the Lord of the nations.
Mighty Healer, faithful God, Come heal the heart of the nations.

Lord we will praise you, and give you great glory
for healing the heart of the nations.
Lifting our hearts we shall sing of your greatness
Glory is our salutation.

Mighty Healer, faithful God, You are the Lord of the nations.
Mighty Healer, faithful God, Come heal the heart of the nations.