The need for a "theology of healing" was the central theme of a recent international encounter between Orthodox women and Christians of both sexes from other traditions, the Ekklesia website reports.
Female leadership in the life of the church -- be it in the area of worship, education, administration, or social care -- should not be "understood as seeking power and prestige but as a deeper commitment to love and service that responds to the sacrificing love of Christ," stated the women and men who took part in the July 8-12, 2010 meeting at the St. Vlash Theological Academy in Albania.
A theology of healing rests on the fact that "healing is a gift from the incarnate, crucified, and risen Lord to all creation."
The women and men in the church need to commit themselves "to be agents of the resurrected Lord and instruments of healing in a broken and needy world."
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