"The third kind of
healing is a trick and deception worked by demons. A man caught
up in obvious wrongdoing is an object of admiration of being a
holy man and a servant of God and he becomes, for evil spirits,
the means of enticing others to imitate him even to the extent
of doing wrong like him. The way is now open for scandal and
even the sanctity of religion is maligned. And it is quite
certainly the case that this man who credits himself with the
gift of healing is brought crashing down all the harder because
of the pride in his heart." - St. John
Cassian, "Conferences," - (Trans Colm Luibheid, New York:
Paulist Press, 1985), pp. 174 - 176
"Then
saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the
laborers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he
will send forth laborers into his harvest." (Matthew 9:37-38)
