From The Wounds of War To Yeshua’s Healing
- Guy Cohen
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
Harvest of Asher
Akko, Israel
In times of war, fear, and global turmoil – many people carry deep wounds. Some have witnessed unbearable scenes, returning from battle with their bodies intact but their souls bleeding. Others live with anxiety, recurring memories, or a profound emptiness. These are symptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTSD).
Amid all this, a spiritual call is being heard, a call to awaken, to return to the source of life, hope, and healing: the Messiah.
Yeshua is no stranger to suffering. He Himself carried the pain of the world upon His shoulders. In His crucifixion, He also took upon Himself the emotional and mental wounds of humanity, to bring deep restoration, as it is written: “By His wounds we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5). This healing is found first and foremost in the heart and soul. It restores to a person the ability to feel again, to love again, and to trust again. And here is a less familiar truth…
Healing happens within a believing community. Yeshua did not call individuals to live out their faith in isolation, but as part of one body – the Body of the Messiah. Within that “Body,” the power of the Spirit is revealed. When the congregation stands together in prayer, something profound happens. The Shekinah, the divine presence, descends. “For where two or three gather in My name, there I am in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20). In this unity of prayer, filled with faith and love, the ground for healing is formed. The divine energy (power) of the Holy Spirit moves among people, releasing fears, cleansing pain, and filling hearts with peace and renewal.
A healthy congregation is one that moves in love, partnership, and spiritual authority. These three flow together: love brings compassion; partnership builds unity; and authority releases divine power to act in Yeshua’s name. God did not give the gifts of the Spirit that they might remain written in books. He gave them to be active among His people.
When a believer who carries pain or trauma stands in the midst of the kehila, and the brothers and sisters pray, lay hands in faith, and speak words of life in Yeshua’s name – a miracle happens. Not always instantly, but truly, flowing through love, unity, and the spiritual authority of the believer.
The congregation is called to be a spiritual house of empathy and listening, of emotional and spiritual care. A place without judgment and full of compassion. A place where the wounded rest and the strong carry them in love. Each spiritual gift works together with the others: prophecy that encourages, prayer that heals, and grace that covers wounds. In this way, the kehila becomes the Ark of our time – a spiritual refuge in a stormy world, where the Holy Spirit manifests tangibly, where Yeshua Himself touches people through the hands and hearts of His believers.
Those who suffer from trauma or deep pain are not meant to carry it alone. They are invited into the Body of Messiah; into the fellowship of believers; into healing, renewal, and revived faith; into salvation; into the name of Yeshua where every broken heart can be restored. For when the believing community stands united, praying and moving in the gifts of the Spirit and in the authority of Messiah – the whole world awakens to new life.
