ÿWPC¿ ŸÉ'wXux×—“`e¬è×wž/®¬'=)F­AYxÆ—ù>vºùg÷2T–=Â. ·¢cþ…ß´º¸òÕ¶&˜N¶|€^_Ó¦&êœz¨X^Ö9Þe 1´ þ#”ÂBª9—¸™ ðÐi¼bYõ³oã&$Wž•@{Ö“Q Ðo]*ڶܸ¹ä£6®ãcµÍÝçPEeP©Þr˜ÑA÷ÁF›zRËðq~Lj5W:Óµ(ÄlžBgTQÈÝ5l7~ŒÏŸ »¡‘+åžÈè!Á¡«~SXpE¬Åða¤Ü}¡ëR·xúÀ3Ðíh2š}WsÓ`Q¹ A·V~V—þGšÌîû$÷PÍtüx`Ÿ[Ç×Ô_îË¥XSu1yíƒã ZL·F"Qóü›O¯å²œVõ­V”3äÔÇuàê×ÍDÙ$g*8t¨à]ónåyá>æuîùØ)NÕj<†ü{äÅЂY_J­xBmwN7ýgz¬ ¾¬Œ¡<\Ú¤É k·ô3¾¡d{˜:¿U¼z¨³¶{ѹ‡?É *’ú€1g“Rò¶ìlíy¾¾Æg=zN¶ÖÜíJR–·8†èœÿÜÆXG9Æ“RÅõ #!šUN» %  0(^ 7w@C4ƒ—¦ m¨˜Lexmark Optra E312 (MS),ü,,,,,ü0(ÖÃ9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡!°s4‰ U DDDDU‡xY2yFiles3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÔ_Ôñ ññ ññ ñÓÓñ ñà@M M ìàHealing€Ministry€Reflections€on€Rejectionñ ñˆÌñ ñÌRejection:€The€act€of€throwing€away;€the€act€of€casting€off€or€forsaking;€refusal€to€accept€orÏgrant.€€Have€you€ever€felt€thrown€away?€€Unaccepted?€Worthless?€€Overlooked?€€Everyone€has€atÏsome€point€in€life€or€to€some€degree.€€ÌññÌññRejection€happenññsññ:€ÌÒe°ÒññÌññ„before€we€are€born€(unwanted€pregnancy€or€fear€of€another€child)€Ì„at€birth€(deformity€or€being€the€ð ðwrongðð€sex,€a€traumatic€birth)€Ì„during€infancy€due€to€conflict€between€your€parents€or€separation€due€to€illness€or€divorce€Ì„at€school€if€you€are€bullied€or€laughed€at,€misunderstood€or€not€allowed€to€express€an€opinion€Ì„at€home€when€favoritism€is€shown,€or€in€the€face€of€addiction€or€physical,€verbal,€emotional€orÏsexual€abuseÌ„in€marriage€if€there€is€unfaithfulness€or€fighting€or€workaholic€parents.€.€.ÌÌWhen€rejection€occurs€„€and€it€will€occur€to€all€of€us€„€it€needs€to€be€dealt€with€immediately€and€inÏa€healthy€way€through€forgiveness.€€If€not€we€risk€developing€a€fear€of€rejection€or€we€begin€toÏreject€ourselves.€€Both€are€unhealthy€defense€mechanisms€which€separate€us€from€others€and€keepÏus€away€from€God.€€ÌÌRejection€leads€to€separation.€€Separation€from€other€people,€yes.€€Separation€from€our€own€self,Ïwhich€may€be€even€more€serious€and€damaging.€€We€are€broken€apart€and€left€in€pieces.€€What€isÏamazing€is€how€we€can€often€look€so€together!€€We€are€left€as€LESS€than€what€we€were€created€toÏbe.€€Smaller€somehow.€€Definitely€weaker.€€And€as€members€of€the€Body€of€Christ€thisÏdiminishing€affects€us€all€„€it€affects€the€power€and€presence€of€the€Church.€€ÌÌIt€becomes€difficult€to€trust,€period.€€Relationships€become€too€risky€to€enter€into.€€You€may€notÏlike€your€body.€€You€might€start€to€think€you€arenððt€smart€enough€or€handsome€enough.€€ThisÏdestructive€thinking€produces€a€pattern€of€behavior€that€can€reinforce€the€lies€we€make€to€explainÏour€reality.€€It€can€even€lead€to€addictions€or€thoughts€of€suicide.ññÌÌññññ€€ññThe€same€lack€of€self€love€canÏalso€manifest€itself€as€arrogance,€or€perfectionism,€judgment€of€others€or€prejudice.€€Desperate€toÏprotect€ourselves€we€drive€others€away€or€we€simply€go€into€hiding.€€ÌÌHow€do€we€heal€from€this€state€of€Ô_ÔwoundednessÔ_Ô?€€Well,€one€way€is€ññthrough€ññthe€healing€ofÏmemories.€€I€hañ ñdñ ññ ñveñ ñ€experienced€one€extremely€important€healing€in€my€life,€until€today€when€I€hadÏanother.€€I€was€thinking€about€this€service€as€I€meditated€on€my€yoga€mat€this€morning.€€I€askedÏmyself€when€I€experienced€rejection€and€went€back€to€1965,€my€6òòthóó€grade€classroom€in€Ô_ÔSuffieldÔ_Ô,Ð à%0!$ ÐCt.€€I€might€as€well€have€never€left€since€the€feeling€of€the€classroom€is€in€many€ways€as€real€as€itÏwas€then.€€The€end€of€science€class€came€with€the€sound€of€the€bell€and€I€remember€the€brush€ofÏmy€fellow€classmates€as€they€rushed€past€my€desk.€€A€paper€was€dropped€on€my€desk€top.€€It€wasÏa€petition€signed€by€nearly€everyone€in€the€class.€€The€room€emptied€very€quickly€as€I€looked€atÏwhat€was€written€there:€ð ðWe€all€hate€Jennifer€Tufts€and€wish€she€would€go€back€where€she€cameÏfrom.ðð€€You€see,€I€had€breezed€into€town€that€year€and€apparently€I€made€some€peopleÏuncomfortable€and€jealous.€€I€was€the€teacherððs€pet€in€a€couple€of€classes€„€I€got€to€do€a€few€tooÏmany€science€experiment€demonstrations,€perhaps.€€I€loved€learning,€I€think€I€must€have€still€lovedÐ @-(, Ðschool€even.€€I€was€maybe€too€enthusiastic€and€I€had€no€real€friends€yet€to€defend€me.€€So,€I€gotÏthe€petition€and€I€was€suddenly€horribly€alone.€€ÌÌTo€heal€a€memory€you€can€invite€Jesusðð€spirit€to€play€a€starring€role€in€your€own€scene.€€Let€it€runÏthrough€your€mind€as€if€you€are€watching€a€movie€of€your€life€and€see€where€He€turns€up,€what€heÏsays,€how€it€all€turns€out.€€With€tears€running€down€my€face€this€morning,€still€the€hurt€and€lonelyÏlittle€girl€that€I€was€in€6òòthóó€grade,€I€found€myself€sitting€in€that€empty€classroom€with€Jesus€standingÐ 8 ˆ Ðin€the€place€of€the€teacher.€€His€face€was€kind€and€he€told€me€he€would€be€my€teacher€forever.€ÏAnd€he€has€taught€me€right€along.€€ÌÌUnfortunately,€I€didnððt€know€he€was€there€then.€€And€I€made€a€rather€important€decision€at€thatÏmoment€in€my€life€which€was€to€be€less€than€I€could€be.€€It€was€a€self€protective€decision€because€IÏreally,€really€didnððt€want€to€be€all€alone.€€I€didnððt€want€rejection€like€that€ever€again.€€I€was€sick€aÏlot€in€7òòthóó€grade€and€I€donððt€know€that€I€ever€again€threw€myself€into€my€studies€the€way€I€had€priorÐ ¬ü  Ðto€that€time.€€So,€I€did€not€achieve€my€academic€potential€for€sure.€€But€I€made€friends€alright.€€IÏwas€rarely€ever€alone€from€then€on.€€ññOnly€ññtññññññTññññhe€truth€isññññ,€however,ññññ€that€ññpart€of€me€had€gone€ññinto€hidingññññunderÏgroundññ.ññÌññ€€ñ ñI€also€decided€about€that€time€to€change€my€name€from€Jennifer€to€Jenny.€€Interesting.ñ ñññÌññÌIn€Romans€we€hear€words€of€inspiration€and€healing:€nothing€can€separate€us€from€the€love€ofÏGod.€€In€I€John€we€are€told€that€we€only€love€because€God€loved€us€first.€€€He€was€and€is€there€atÏevery€step€of€the€way,€whether€we€see€him€or€not.€€And€there€can€be€healing€as€we€allow€Jesus€toÏstar€in€the€story€of€our€lives.€€He€wants€us€to€stand€up€tall€and€to€be€whole.€€He€wants€to€heal€us€ofÏdis„ease.ÌÌÌÌ€