An observation on healing

While the Charismatics are off to Lakeland, Florida to get "the anointing", the Catholics are still making their pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. In the gospels, the healing was all Centred around Jesus in Israel, and people still go there.

In contrast, at pentecost, "All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit", and when Peter spoke he quoted the scripture "In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.". Although the apostles started their work in Jerusalem, they were eventually scattered, and then God's work was done everywhere!

So, if we are filled with the spirit, wherever we are, surely God can work through us, giving whatever gift is required for his work, be that powerful preaching, boldness to stay firm and proclaim "Jesus is lord!" under persecution or even miraculous signs and healings. Why go "there" (Lakeland, Lourdes, Jerusalem) if God has work for us "here" (or perhaps even somewhere else).