CHRIST IN US: THE SOURCE OF TRUE HEALING

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." — Galatians 2:19b-20
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In a world that often feels fractured—where relationships strain, communities divide, and hearts ache—we long for healing. Healing in our relationships. Healing in our inner lives. Healing in our neighborhoods and beyond. But where does that healing begin?

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The answer is both simple and deep: it begins with Christ in us.

If we’re going to be people who reflect God’s presence in the world, it starts with being connected to God ourselves. Not out of religious obligation. Not to earn anything. But because relationship with God is what gives us life.

When we’ve heard, seen, and touched the living Word, something transformative happens. That connection with Christ reshapes how we live and move in the world. And from that place of relationship, our witness becomes something natural—not forced or formulaic, but a genuine reflection of what matters most.

Think about how you talk about a good movie or a meaningful experience. You don’t have to script it. It just comes out. The same is true when Christ is at the center of our lives. We speak not from duty, but from joy.

Even though our faith is rooted in grace, it still takes intention to stay connected. That’s where spiritual practices come in—not as hoops to jump through, but as ways of opening ourselves to God’s work.

Prayer, Scripture, worship, serving others, community—these are ways we make space. They don’t cause transformation on their own, but they put us in the posture to receive it. Like preparing soil for seeds, these practices help Christ’s life take root in us.

The practices aren’t the point. Christ is.

It is Christ in us who brings healing. And Christ does. Christ breaks through our separation and restores connection—to God, to one another, to our own selves.

When Christ lives in us, healing begins from the inside out. The restoration we long for in our families, our communities, and our world flows not from our strength, but from his life at work in us. We’re not the source of healing. But we get to carry it.

We still do the other things, too—things like therapy, reflection, asking for help, learning to be honest with ourselves. Healing often involves all of that. But underneath it all, through it all, is Christ.

So we keep showing up. We stay connected to God. We open ourselves to formation. We let Christ live through us. And somehow—by God’s grace—we become signs of wholeness in a world that’s still hurting.

It’s not just something we talk about. It’s something we live. For it is no longer we who live, but Christ who lives in us.

Where in your life might Christ be inviting you to move from obligation into deeper connection?
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Peace,
Travis Segar
Pastor for Care and Community