Tonight I was watching the Mentalist on CBS, in which we see flashbacks to his carney past... in one we see him use a crystal to heal a blister. How?

Blister Heal
http://www.askapastor.org/blister.html

Episode: Throwing Fire - While examining a crime scene where a baseball scout is found, a ball hits Jane in the head on the next episode of The Mentalist.
http://video.tvguide.com/The+Mentalist/The+Mentalist++Throwing+Fire/3247672?autoplay=true

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Summary: With a blister clearly visible on his/her finger, the leader demonstrates an old wive's tale for remedying such a condition. The blister disappears! Everyone learns how to do this trick!

The Simple Set-Up: Stop at the hardware store and purchase enough small washers so that everyone can have one. The washers should have a very small opening (about the diameter of a small blister).


Just before starting this demonstration, secretly lay one of the washers flat on the tip of your index finger and push down with the thumbs of both hands. When you remove the washer, there should be a mark that looks just like a blister. Hide the washer from view.



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The Activity:


As your lips kiss the blistered finger. . .


Say: Have all of you had a blister at one time or another? I've got a big one! Look at it!


Hold up your finger and/or walk around the room letting them get a close look at the fake malady.


Ask: Shall I pop it? Maybe if I just squeeze it. . . No wait. I once read of an old wives' tale about how to take care of these. It had something to do with ear wax and relaxation. Let's see. . . I'm suppose to take some ear wax from one of my ears and rub it on the blister. Wait I need a little more wax. Then I'm suppose to get in a completely relaxed state (pause). That should do it! Look it works!


Dig around in your ear once or twice with the index finger of your non-wounded hand and apply the "wax" to your wound. As you rub and press down on the wound, you'll find that the indentation from the washer will begin to disappear. Let your head go back in a comatose state as you seek to relax. When you look down and see that the blister is gone, hold up your hand and/or walk around to show everyone the healing power of ear wax plus relaxation.


Distribute the washers and teach everyone how to create this little bit of magic.



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Use this activity to teach about the following themes:



*God is Calming (Matthew 11:28-30)

Ask:

*What tricks have you found to help you relax?

*What trick to relaxing can you find in the above verse?

*What do you find most relaxing about God?




*God is Gross (Ezekiel 16:3-15; II Kings 6:24-30)

Ask:

*What does something need to like before we'll label it "gross?"

*Do the verses above qualify for such a label? Why or why not?

*What do they tell you God is like?




*God is Hurtful (Proverbs 27:6; Hebrews 12:6)

Ask:

*When does God hurt us according to the above verses?

*Have you felt Him hurt you? When?

*Are you glad He hurts you? Why or why not?


This is from a fantastic website on bible study and Christrian teachings. But note!
Copyright 2000. Dave Arch. All rights reserved.

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