After an extraordinary mission of healing took place in the 1920s at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, many small prayer circles were formed to carry on the work of intercession. J. Wilmer Gresham, dean of the cathedral, shared a burden for all souls to receive the touch of the Healer. In 1927 he wrote a series of brief reflections on many of the poems, essays, and stories shared among the prayer circles, thereby capturing the spirit and strength of the mission of healing. His simple yet poignant reflections on the healing power of Christ are comparable to those of Oswald Chambers' My Utmost for His Highest. "A classic that should be within arm's reach of everyone who wants a reliable companion on the pilgrimage to holiness." -- Richard J. Mouw, President and Professor of Christian Philosophy, Fuller Theological Seminary "Wings of Healing is a wonderful way of keeping company with the wise and their wisdom." -- Eugene H. Peterson, Emeritus Professor of Spiritual Theology, Regent College . . . how contemporary [Grisham's] observations as I consider our own personal healing journey and the need for healing in our world. -- Episcopal Life/Inland Episcopalian J. Wilmer Gresham  became the dean of Grace Cathedral in 1910, at the age of 39, and held that position for thirty years. One of Gresham's life goals was to foster healing of both soul and body. In the 1920s the cathedral hosted a healing mission, and participants began publishing a weekly newsletter, "The Healing Messenger" &; the origins of  Wings of Healing.  From 1939, Gresham served as dean emeritus until his death in 1958 at age 87. DEDICATION To all who are strong and seek his consecration, To all who are spent and seek his renewal, To all who are suffering and seek his release, To all who are disheartened and seek his cheer, To all who are tired and seek his rest, To all who are adrift and seek his friendship, To all who are confused and seek his guidance, this little book is dedicated. FROM THE INTRODUCTION "This twenty-first edition of "Wings of Healing" is based on the 1957 printing, the last in Dean Gresham's life-time, containing his final revisions. It includes nearly a hundred readings, each paired with a note by Gresham. This is a book to read slowly, perhaps just one selection each morning. The poems and essays, many from the nineteenth century, may evoke nostalgia or even amazement at the seemingly simple faith of an earlier era. But do not romanticize them: Their courage and cheerfulness are hard won. Their authors knew illness and death, poverty and disaster, to an extent nearly forgotten in America today. Dean Gresham himself, devastated by his wife's death the year after he retired, returned many evenings to the sidewalk in front of their former home, where he was seen silently weeping. But the stained-glass window he commissioned in her honor affirms that the Lord is our shepherd, and that goodness and mercy follow us all the days of our life. It is the Publishers' hope that readers will continue to be inspired by Dean Gresham's gentle and generous spirit, by his intimacy with and unshakable trust in his Lord, and by his dedication to making the broken whole." -LaVonne Neff Wheaton, IL March, 2000 Used Book in Good Condition