The congregation is also a hospital for the wounded . When the apostle Paul discusses the different ministries to be exercised in any one congregation he mentions healing. If healing is to be exercised within the congregation, then the congregation is a hospital. We must be sure to understand that there is no shame in being hospitalised just because there is no shame in being wounded. The fact that we are wounded simply confirms the truth that we are soldiers in Christ's army and have recently been on the front lines.
Spiritual conflict is no less debilitating than any other kind of conflict.
One military facility for the battle-worn is the Rest and Recreation Centre. During the last great war all submarine crews were given as much time off to recuperate as they spent on patrol. A month-long patrol at sea was always followed by a month's rest ashore. No one ever suggested there was something shameful in the men's need for rest. Rest, rather, has to do with restoration.