Healing Rays of Righteousness

“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’

(which means “God with us”). (Mt. 1:23)

Beyond the lights and decorations there is a TRUTH that looms large during Christmas. And beyond the carols and festivities there is a FACT at the heart of our joy and delight. I pray that we all will first experience and then let it be known that the preeminent glorious TRUTH and FACT that we Christians celebrate during Advent/Christmas is the advent of the promised coming of “Immanuel” (God with us) into our world.

With so much focus on the birth of an adorable baby laying in a stable manger, we become blinded to the deeper, more glorious FACT that this baby child is God himself entering our darkened, hopeless world, clothed in human flesh. God chose to lay aside his glory, majesty, and power, to come down from heaven and experience for himself all the feelings and trauma of human birth, life, and death.  

But why would God go to this extreme emptying of himself to come into our fear-filled world of darkness and experience human life from birth to death? The Scriptures tell us that it is because he loves the world so greatly and longs for it to be filled with his gifts of light, love, joy, and peace. Yes, we joyfully sing the Christmas carols, but do we ever pause to hear and ponder their messages? To do so promises us a much better understanding and a deeper appreciation for the TRUTH and FACT that the “Christmas carols” musically proclaim.

I remember as a young teenager walking home from the neighbor’s house after darkness had settled across the field, railroad tracks, small stream, and meadow that separated our two houses. I remember how much less fearful I became after I was able to see the porch light of our house, and how relieved I was to have the darkness of the night give way to the bright lights of home.

I often think of this experience as an excellent description of the TRUTH and FACT of Advent and Christmas. God enters the darkness of our world and wherever his presence is believed and accepted, the “I am the light of the world” replaces the darkness and fear with his light and peace.

On one dark night a mother said to her fearful child as she put her into bed, “There is nothing to fear in the dark. And besides, the angels are near you.” And the child whimpered, “But, mommy, I don’t want angels. I want a skin face to be with me.”

In the opening verses of his gospel, John declares that in Jesus, God came to fearful humans with a skin face. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. …. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. …. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. (Jn. 1:1-4, 14).

Christmas is God’s answer to the darkness of our failures and fears. And so, when you hear or sing the joyous music of Christmas, listen carefully to the messages of God’s love for you, and open your heart to feel his “Immanuel” presence with you. “Joy to the world, the Lord is come.”

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Ray M. Geigley – “Healing Rays of Righteousness” – www.geigler13.wordpress.com – 12/17/25

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,

so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

(Romans 15:13, NIV).

Advent celebrates God’s gift of HOPE being born into our world of dark hopelessness and giving us LIGHT. Advent also celebrates God’s coming into our world of deadly evil and giving us LIFE. “The Lord Almighty” is the God of hope. And a life without God is a life without hope!

Hope is a magnet that draws and empowers us forward to new ways of thinking and seeing. In times of despair and trouble, hope is vision of possibilities for our future and destiny. Hope is energy which gets out of bed in the morning and shapes our activities for the day. And hope is that which keeps love alive. When hope diminishes, love dies!

Advent is the yearly proclamation of this hope to all people living in darkness and despair. And Christmas is the joyous proclamation that this God of hope is in our world right now, at this very moment in time.

Hope is the reason for the season of Advent. And we, the people of hope are to be the messengers of this hope, proclaiming the good news that “To Us A Child of Hope Is Born.”

The prophet, Isaiah, dreamed of a day when God would come down and turn his people away from the darkness of evil and hopelessness. Isaiah waited with eager anticipation for God’s advent into the world to redeem, save, set free, and lift his people out of the pit of despair.

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned. … For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.”  (Isa. 9:2, 6-7).

And with those words, hope is reignited. “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.” (Isa. 60:1,2).

The good news is that Isaiah’s “Immanuel” hope is now reality. The King of Glory has come. We celebrate his advent as glorious, hope-filled light into our dark and dangerous world. Truly, “The Word become flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14).

That is what Christmas celebrates! It is more than just a remembrance of an event that happened more than two thousand years ago. Christmas is the celebration that God, the glorious “I AM” is now in our world, establishing his kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. Amen!

“Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her king;

let every heart prepare him room, and heav’n and nature sing.”

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Ray M. Geigley – “Healing Rays of Righteousness” – www.geigler13.wordpress.com – 12/04/25

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Christmas Gift-Giving

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During the past several years I have blogged mid-week meditations on WordPress.com, with prayer that my writing would encourage the readers toward experiencing God’s healing rays of love, joy, and peace in their life. During the past year I selected fifty-eight of these meditations and published them in a book titled, “Healing Rays of Righteousness”

The book sells for $17.00 per copy, plus $3.00 mailing costs.

HOWEVER >>>

Because I wish to bless you as you bless others, family, friends, co-workers, or neighbors, with a gifting of my devotional meditations, I am offering the following discounted sale price for a limited time.

 If you order three or more copies, the price is $12.00 per copy, plus mailing costs.

And if you order six copies, I will include a free seventh copy.

Send order with check to Ray Geigley, 403 Benjamin Drive, Chambersburg, PA 17201

Email – “geigler13 @comcast.net”

May God graciously bless your today! – Ray M. Geigley

Excerpted from the INTRODUCTION

After retiring from active ministry, I was encouraged to write a weekly meditation as a continuing ministry. Needing to choose a title for my writings, and with deep appreciation for my name and its mission, I searched for a scriptural verse that would possibly link my name with my purpose for writing and best define the focus of my writing ministry. That is when I surprisingly re-discovered Malachi 4:2. With this reference to the sun of righteousness rising with healing in its rays, I readily thought of the rising morning sun, promising healing light, warmth, and hope. With that thought, I quickly realized that this promised healing hope was what had shaped and motivated my ministry as a pastor and chaplain for the past 58 years. Thus, I chose the title, “Healing Rays of Righteousness” for my weekly meditations.

(I too late discovered that during my efforts to condense a much longer message, I mistakenly edited out an important paragraph regarding “hope.”  The following is the corrected version.)

There is nothing beautiful about death. It marks the end of a love relationship with another that we enjoyed on this earth. And in the days, months, and years that follow, we are very vulnerable to painful feelings and actions that we would not otherwise experience.

It is for such uncertain, painful journeys that the Apostle Paul encourages us to lean into God, whom he names as “…the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” (2 Cor. 1:3-4),

And so, I share with you a bit of the Godly comfort I discovered as I searched the scriptures for help in finding my way through the darkness of grief following the sudden cardiac death of our twenty-three-year-old son. During that searching journey through the Scriptures, I discovered that God comforts us by offering us two wonderful lamps of “memories” and of “hope.”  

The light from the “lamp of “memories” leads us back through the mists of the past to the many happy scenes and delightful experiences that we enjoyed with our loved one. And when a life has been lived constructively for God, family, and neighbor, this lamp of memories provides us comforting light and healing for our bereavement journey.         

I now know that one of the most priceless gifts God gives us through the life of another person is the precious memories they have given us. These treasured memories are ours to keep, to hold, and to cherish, a treasure that no one can rob from us. These memories should never be buried or locked away and forgotten, because they are gifted to us for us to forever keep alive our enjoyment and respect for their relationship with us.

The writer of Proverbs suggested this when he wrote, “The memory of the righteous will be a blessing,” (Pr. 10:7a). This ability to re-visit and enjoy these memories means that we never need to do as is often said, “pay your last respects” to a loved one who has died.

The other lamp that God gives us is thelamp of “hope.” The light of this lamp encourages and leads us forward through the uncertain and sometimes difficult mists of each tomorrow.

The painful experience of bereavement grief will most likely cause us to cry out, “Where is God?” even as I did. It was then that I discovered the healing comfort that many of the Psalms offer us. Such as in Psalms 42 we hear the writer questioning God’s absence, and three times he questions himself, “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?” And three times he answers himself with the best reassuring and healing answer, “Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”  

It was on the night before his crucifixion that our Lord Jesus gathered with his disciples in an upper room somewhere in Jerusalem.  And as the evening progress, Jesus began to talk to them very intimately about his approaching death and departure from them. He knew that his remaining time to be with them was rapidly coming to an end.

He also knew that his disciples were very troubled and so he comforted them with this promise, “Do not let your hearts be troubled.  Trust in God, trust also in me.  In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you.  I am going there to prepare a place for you.  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” (John14:1-6).

With these few words of encouragement, Jesus himself promised them the eternal hope we all long to experience. This hope is God’s lamp of comfort and reassurance that lights our journey to the Father’s house, our eternal home.

And so, I remind all of us who grieve the death of loved ones, that with the lamp of memories and the lamp of hope, our “God of all comfort” offers us healing and hope, that is, healing for our bereavement pain and hope for our future.

And to all I say, lean into God’s love for you!

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Ray M. Geigley – “Healing Rays of Righteousness”– www.geigler13.wordpress.com – 11/05/25

There is nothing beautiful about death. It marks the end of a love relationship with another that we enjoyed on this earth. And in the days, months, and years that follow, we are very vulnerable to painful feelings and actions that we would not otherwise experience.

It is for such uncertain, painful journeys that the Apostle Paul encourages us to lean into God, whom he names as “…the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” (2 Cor. 1:3-4),

And so, I share with you a bit of the Godly comfort I discovered as I searched the scriptures for help in finding my way through the darkness of grief following the sudden cardiac death of our twenty-three-year-old son. During that searching journey through the Scriptures, I discovered that God comforts us by offering us two wonderful lamps of “memories” and of “hope.”  

The light from the “lamp of “memories” leads us back through the mists of the past to the many happy scenes and delightful experiences that we enjoyed with our loved one. And when a life has been lived constructively for God, family, and neighbor, this lamp of memories provides us comforting light and healing for our bereavement journey.         

I now know that one of the most priceless gifts God gives us through the life of another person is the precious memories they have given us. These treasured memories are ours to keep, to hold, and to cherish, a treasure that no one can rob from us. These memories should never be buried or locked away and forgotten, because they are gifted to us for us to forever keep alive our enjoyment and respect for their relationship with us.

The writer of Proverbs suggested this when he wrote, “The memory of the righteous will be a blessing,” (Pr. 10:7a). This ability to re-visit and enjoy these memories means that we never need to do as is often said, “pay your last respects” to a loved one who has died.

The other lamp that God gives us is thelamp of “hope.” The light of this lamp daily encourages leads us forward through the uncertain and sometimes difficult mists of each tomorrow.

The painful experience of bereavement grief will most likely cause us to cry out, “Where is God?” even as I did. And then I discovered the healing comfort that many of the Psalms offer us. In Psalms 42 we hear the writer questioning God’s absence, and three times he questions himself, “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?” And three times he answers himself with the best reassuring and healing answer, “Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”  

Sometimes we may question whether or not God even thinks or cares about us, just as the psalmist did in Psalm 8:3-4, “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” But then I am comforted as the psalmist answers his own question in Psalm 46:1, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”  So, whether it is stars or sobs – God knows and God cares!

And so, I remind all of us who grieve the death of loved ones, that with the lamp of memories and the lamp of hope, our “God of all comfort” offers us healing and hope, that is, healing for our bereavement pain and hope for our future.

And to all I say, lean into God’s love for you!

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Ray M. Geigley – “Healing Rays of Righteousness”– www.geigler13.wordpress.com – 11/05/25

The death of someone we have loved awakens the question, “After death, what happens to the person I knew and loved?” And as our own physical body ages with increasing weaknesses and disabilities, the question may taunt our Christian faith with fearful uncertainties.

In his letter to the Corinthian Christians, the apostle Paul describes the pilgrimage that we call life with its changes occurring throughout life as metamorphosis. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the spirit.” (2 Cor. 3:18). The statement translated “are being transformed” is literally a form of the word “metamorphosis” in the Greek language.

To watch the mysterious unfolding of life as an ugly, clumsy, wiggly, caterpillar becomes a beautiful, graceful butterfly is fascinating. We call this life change “metamorphosis,” which is transformation of one type of life into another. And it is one of nature’s prime exhibits of the life change we humans will experience at our moment of death. Our ultimate metamorphosis occurs the moment we meet Christ. Like the freed monarch butterfly, our spirits will be released into the most beautiful life of God’s kingdom.

Then in chapter 5, Paul describes death as moving from an earthly tent to an eternal house. Paul made and sold tents, so he knew what he was talking about. A tent is a fragile, temporary shelter, whereas a home is much more stable and permanent. And so, when the Apostle Paul reflected upon his life’s struggles and the prospect of death, his mind focused on the familiar tent. And so, about death, Paul says, “For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.” (2 Cor. 5:1). Thus, for Paul, death is about leaving the tent and going home.

I find it consoling to discover that all of Paul’s writings about death are permeated with the idea that for the Christian, death is not the end, but the key to a new, changed life of dwelling with God. He writes, “For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.” (2 Cor. 5:4).

We tend to think that in death, life is swallowed up by deterioration and decay, but Paul states the opposite, “what is mortal” (limited & dying) is “swallowed up by life” (grand & eternal).

Neither did Paul believe that death was the place of extinction, or that in death we become some disembodied spirit floating around in eternity. Rather, he believed that in death God gives us a new body and that we will be able to love and serve God better than we can now.

And so, Paul assures us that the difference which death makes is not between being and not-being, but rather, it is the difference between living in a tent or living in a house. It is the difference between being away from home or being at home. Most importantly, it is the difference between being separated from the God or dwelling with God in his kingdom.

Earlier in his first letter to the Corinthian Christians, Paul is remembering Isaiah’s prophetic vison of a new heaven and new earth (Isaiah 65:17-25) and encourages his readers with this summary regarding what awaits beyond our moment of death. “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.” (1 Cor. 2:9).

My above thoughts barely uncover the magnificent, reassuring, comforting words of Jesus himself as he prepared his disciples for his own death and home-going. Read them often!

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going. (John 14:1-4).

Think of breathing new air, and finding it celestial air;

Of feeling invigorated, and finding it immortality;

Of passing from storm and tempest into perfect calm;

O awakening and knowing I am HOME!        

{Author unknown)

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Ray M. Geigley – “Healing Rays of Righteousness”– www.geigler13.wordpress.com – 10/30/25

Many years ago, before there were electric lights, the poet, Robert Louis Stevenson, looked out his window one evening and saw the town lamplighter coming down the street, lighting the streetlamps in succession. Stevenson was impressed by the sight and authored a poem about the lamplighter who went along “punching holes in the darkness.” 

Many more years before Robert Louis Stevenson, the Gospel writer, John, records Jesus saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” (8:12).And then in Matthew’s account, we hear Jesus saying to his disciples, “You are the light of the world.” (5:14).

What does this imagery of being “light” mean to you? What do you think Jesus intended to illustrate to us? Could it be that Jesus used this imagery to illustrate the purpose and behavior he expects from his followers? I think so and suggest we consider the following works of light.

Light Reveals. It penetrates darkness and makes known what lies hidden in the darkness. Light shows the path or road, giving both direction and the condition of the way ahead, and warns of obstacles and danger. Light reveals both the good and the bad, truth and lie, beauty and ugly. As followers of Jesus, being light means we penetrate the world’s darkness and make known God’s presence, God’s truth, God’s will. Being light means we bring certainty, direction, purpose, and meaning into our communities of confused and hopeless neighbors.

Light Warms. It penetrates coldness. Like the sun’s warmth, light radiates an invitation to enjoy beauty and warm comfort. As followers of Jesus, being light means we are to be a warm, comforting presence, radiating God’s glowing lovein a world of lonely coldness. Being light means we are Christ’s presence in the school, business, shop, and marketplace, revealing to all that there is more to life than selfish greed and deadly individualism.

Light Awakens. It penetrates sleep. Each morning, we are awakened to a new day with its new possibilities. As followers of Jesus, being light means we awaken people to the reality of God’s Kingdom being present, and that his Lordship over all of his creation is the only source of ultimate truth, power, and hope for any and all of us.

Light Energizes. It penetrates depression and decay. We cannot physically live without light. It takes light to stimulate and encourage growth and healing. And so, as followers of Jesus, being light means we infuse and stimulate aliveness and growth, encouraging healing and hope in communities plagued by dark depression and hopelessness.

Furthermore, Jesus tells us that the purpose of light is both to be seen and to be of service to others. This visibility and service is expressed by Jesus with two illustrations, “A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.” (Mt. 5:14-16).

There can be nothing secretive or private about the Christian’s commitment to the Jesus way of life. The disciples of Jesus do not hide in fear or seek to protect self but instead live and work in places where their influence can be both seen and felt. Being light means we are a visible witness to the presence of the Kingdom of God and the rule of Christ in our world of darkness.

Yes, it is our gracious privilege and supreme duty as Jesus followers, to live each day being the community lamplighter going about. “punching holes in the darkness” so that others may see God and find their way home to God and his Kingdom. Amen!

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Ray M. Geigley – “Healing Rays of Righteousness” – www.geigler13.wordpress.com – 10/08/25

It has always been difficult for me to remember the names of persons I have previously met, and am too embarrassed to say, “I need to ask, what is your name?”  And so, I often find it easier to continue conversation with someone without asking or speaking their name.

My reluctance in asking a person their name is because I fear the individual may think that their previous acquaintance and conversation with me was not of importance and value to me. Believe me, nothing is further from the truth. I know that there is no better sound than the sound of your own name being spoken and addressing you, and so, deeply regret my inability to quickly remember names.

I am reminded of this every time I read the first eighteen verses of John 10, where Jesus likens himself to a shepherd and us as his sheep. A first-century Palestinian shepherd lived with his sheep. He knew his sheep; he named his sheep; and each morning he would come to the sheepfold and “He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.” (v.3).Then in verse fourteen, Jesus declares, “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep.” 

It is so wonderful and reassuring for me to know that in the eyes and heart of Jesus, I am much more than a social security number or picture on a driver’s license. Jesus sees me as a person of great worth with a name. And like a good shepherd, Jesus knows my name and cares so deeply about me that he is willing to die for me.

And, according to Isaiah 49:15-16, God promises never to forget my name; “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.”

And earlier in Isaiah 40:11, God told Isaiah to shout out to the people that, “He tends his flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.” (Isaiah 40:11). This is such a wondrous, comforting, and reassuring thought!

Furthermore, in Psalm 139, we hear David declaring that God knows about all our daily activities, circumstances, thoughts, and groaning laments, even before we speak them. In this psalm, David stands in awe before the Lord and is astounded by how thoroughly and intimately the Lord knows him. And then in verse seventeen, we hear David gratefully praising God, saying “How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!”

Yes, in Jesus, you and I have an ever-loving, all-powerful shepherd, who calls us by name and daily provides and protects us. “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4).

So be encouraged, my friend, even if I forget your name, God remembers and loves to speak your name, inviting you to come near to him for loving embrace, protection, and provision.

And, yes, I know that someday my memory of names will be as perfect as God’s.

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Ray M. Geigley – “Healing Rays of Righteousness” www.geigler13.wordpress.com – 10/02/25

Thousands are dying every day, and with each death, there is a community of family and friends deeply grieving and silently groaning. It is difficult for me to fully fathom the immensity and depth of pain being felt among us as a church community and nation, let alone trying to imagine the worldwide experience of pain. We ask, why all this groaning and pain?

The first chapters of Genesis tell us the story of God creating our earth with all its creatures and then us. We are told that “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.” But then in chapter three we are told the sad story of humanity’s disobedience and the breaking of a good relationship with God.

And from that broken relationship between the created and the Creator flows all the pain-filled groanings of our present world. The harmony of creation and humanity with its Creator is broken, and this dramatically changes the relationship of God with his good creation.

In his book, “Soli Deo Gloria, A Daily Walk Through Romans” Myron Augsburger states that “The world was designed for human life, in God’s good creation, and when humanity rebelled against God, to have its own, the whole world suffered the consequences.” (p.189).

And according to the apostle Paul, the groanings of humanity and all creation are the painful expressions of a frustrated longing for God’s deliverance from the miserable sufferings of this life. “For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.  We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved.” (Romans 8:19-24).

Just as all creation, humankind, animals, plants, and the earth itself was harmed by humanity’s sinful disobedience, so also will all share in the blessings of redemption and restoration that God has promised his people. “For in this hope we were saved.”

If we believe this, then our groanings become expressions of our redemptive hope, which is based on the sure confidence that God’s promise of restoring us with all of creation to its full harmony and wholeness, is now happening and will one day be fully completed.

Furthermore, Paul reassures us that we do not groan and suffer alone. “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. … the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.” (Romans 8:26-27).

What a marvelous comfort. We are not alone. God’s Spirit prays for us, interceding in our behalf. Because I cannot fully know or express my feelings, the Spirit intercedes for me with “wordless groans” according to the will of God.

And so, I can choose to groan and lament as a way of deepening my relationship with God rather than silently enduring the pain and slowly grow bitter in spirit.

Furthermore, we are assured that God’s hears our groanings. Isaiah 63:7-9 speaks of God’s relationship with his people, and says, “In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.”              Thanks be to God!

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Ray M. Geigley – “Healing Rays of Righteousness” – www.geigler13.wordpress.com – 9/24/25