"The leaves are for the healing of the nations."

I'm still reflecting on the experience I had at Luton Roma Church two weeks ago.  I saw myself ankle deep in water.  Then waist deep. Then up to my neck and then floating in the presence of the Holy Spirit.  I went away thinking how pleasant it had been but keen to have a closer look at Ezekiel 47 whence comes this prophetic vision.  The river of water leads out to sea and gives rise to all kinds of fruit trees that grow on the banks of the river.   "There fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing." [Ez 47:12].  The theme is carried over to its ultimate fulfilment in Revelation 22:1-5 where the river is running through the city itself and now the "the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations (ethnic groups)".  God is poised ready to heal all ethnic groups of earth.  The river carries us forward towards both fruitfulness and healing.  The end goal is not a nice charismatic experience for its own sake, but healing for those people groups on earth that so desparately need God's healing touch.  Participation in what God is doing has the effect of drawing God's future closer to the present.  "Here I am.  Send me."