Throughout history, the healing power of touch has been recognized and has played a significant role in every religion and culture. The founder or key figure of the religion is often the principal source of the healings. 

From its beginnings, Hebrew religion has laid great stress on health and on healing. This is expressed in Exodus 15:26, when God tells Moses, “I am the Lord that healeth thee.” The great prophets, Elijah and Elisha were acknowledged as healers. Healing in fact, was expected of all true prophets and was often the sign that their calling was genuinely from God.

Jesus inherited this healing background and took it to higher levels. Not only was Christ a renowned healer, he commissioned the Apostles to “heal the sick” (Luke 10:9). The first generation of Christians was primarily a healing community. 

Healing is a key part of the revelation given to Muhammad in the Qur’an. Islamic tradition, in both the Sunni and Shi’a branches, attributes several dramatic healings to Muhammad. It’s not just the major religions that have expressed this deep connection with personal healing. Tribes and cultures in Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas have realized the relationship of curing the body to the profound powers of the universe. Each culture explored and utilized this power from within the framework of its own knowledge and traditions. 

This powerful healing energy has been known in China and India for over five thousand years. The Chinese call it chi or qi, while the Hindu use terms such as maya and prana. The Japanese call it ki, the North American Indians refer to it as medicine, the Melanese call it mana, the !Kung people of the Kalahari Desert call it num. In his book Future Science, John White lists ninety-seven different cultures, each of which has its own name to refer to healing energy. The references are without number; the reality is always the same. 

This universal healing energy benefits every person regardless of his or hers religious beliefs. The experience of having healing energy coursing through the hands is profound, humbling, and uplifting. No philosophy, no doctrine, no dogma stands in anyone’s way of experiencing this healing energy— and that is as it should be.

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