The Faithful Healer

Three times a day, I have the opportunity to commune with God through the canonized prayers that have been used by Jewish people for thousands of years. (Of course that's in addition to the spontaneous, heartfelt prayers that I find myself engaged in throughout the day!)

This morning, I felt drawn to a particular passage in the "Amida" prayer which is a series of 19 blessings/supplications that are traditionally said while standing. The 8th paragraph is a prayer for healing. The last sentence before the actual blessing goes like this, "כי א-ל מלך רופא נאמן ורחמן אתה"- "for You are a Mighty king, faithful and merciful healer."
The word for faithful in Hebrew is נאמן "Ne-eman" which has deeper connotations. Faithful, devoted, truthful, obedient, steadfast, unfailing, unswerving. Not only do we have faith that God will bring us the healing that we desire, but we know that the Source of Healing is also obedient to our needs, unswerving in their fulfillment and unfailing.