Christianreiki.org Website Review

As the popularity of Reiki grows, many Christians are becoming interested in this healing art and have begun to practice it. They have found that Reiki is a useful technique that helps them express compas*ion toward others and relieve suffering at the same time that it creates a closer connection for them to God. Because Reiki is a laying on hands healing technique similar to what Jesus practiced, it The purpose of this site is to answer questions Christians have about Reiki and to provide a place for Christians who practice Reiki to This web site has been created by Christians who practice Reiki. Three recent conversations have convinced me that many Christians are drawn to Reiki but are unsure that Reiki should become part of their lives. One of my students spent several months deciding whether to enter a Reiki workshop. I was not aware of the how intense her struggles had been until she observed in clas*, “If my parents knew I am here, they would cheerfully burn me at the stake.” She was respectful of her parents’ version of Christianity, but she was totally convinced that she was called by God to become a healer. Her parents’ denomination offered no healer training. She had finally decided that she must accept God’s calling and the spiritual gift of During another conversation with one of the pastors of my church, I asked his opinion of Reiki. He casually observed that he had heard about a Reiki Master who had somehow abused his students, so he didn’t think much of the practice. I mentioned the tragic experiences in the Catholic Church with priests se*ually abusing children which had not caused people to change their opinion of Christianity nor to stop going to church. Apparently he rethought his opinion. Later the same day, he asked me to speak to a man recently diagnosed with brain cancers about arranging some Reiki treatments. Another friend had slipped and fallen on the ice after leaving a store. He came to a meeting at church and told the group about his