{"id":23052,"date":"2026-09-18T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/?p=23052"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:37:45","slug":"the-alarm-clock-god-heals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/en\/wekker\/de-wekker-god-geneest\/","title":{"rendered":"De Wekker \u2013 God Heals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This issue of *De Wekker* focuses on the theme of illness and healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What good are honour and wealth, especially when you fall ill? This meditation invites us to reflect on wisdom, as described in Proverbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this instalment of the series on the different names of God, we look at \u2018Lord Healer\u2019. Illness is about brokenness, and God promises to restore that brokenness. 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