Holy desire

Sermon by pastor Phil Kniss, January 13, 2008. This is the first in a series of three sermons on healing. This first one focuses on our need to become aware of the "holy desire" to be made whole. This desire is rooted in our being created in the image of God, who desires wholeness for us and for all creation. Phil draws on the gospel story in Matthew 10, the healing of blind Bartimaeus, whose "holy desire" to see again was quickened in him by Jesus' compassionate question, "What do you want me to do for you?"