Tag Archives: When Fragments Make a Whole

Jesus Heals a Leper among Lepers

By Robin Bates | Published: October 11, 2025

Lory Hess identifies with the tenth leper that is healed by Jesus, the one who expresses special gratitude.

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But the Light Will Come to Us Again

By Robin Bates | Published: October 26, 2024

Poet Lory Hess contends that the healing story of the blind man is about opening ourselves to spiritual light.

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Excess and Deficiency in the Life Force

By Robin Bates | Published: June 29, 2024

In “When Fragments Make a Whole,” Lory Hess reflects poetically on Jesus’s healing stories and applies them to our lives.

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The Healing Power of Biblical Stories

By Robin Bates | Published: April 13, 2024

In her new book about Biblical healing stories, Hess uses the Gospel’s narrative richness to address issues of depression.

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