There was a lady I met at my place of employment, who shared with me that she had unsuccessfully been treated for thyroid cancer. The doctors feared that the treatment was not adequate to deal with the illness. As she confided in me about her situation, I felt moved to pray: I did not feel any special anointing to pray and even as I started in prayer the presence of God seem to be absent. We all know what it is like when we feel our words are just going into the air. I layed hands on her and offered a simple prayer, ” God have mercy and heal her of it.” I had offered enough prayers for the sick by this time not to be too discouraged when it was all over. But, I felt like nothing had been
accomplished.
The next time I saw her, she had some wonderful news to tell me. The doctors said, “there was no trace of the cancer anymore.” She claimed that the doctors requested two x-rays because they couldn’t believe what they were seeing. Not only was there no cancer, but no scarring from it. One doctor said and I quote, “Jesus must have healed you, this doesn’t just happen.” I’m still not sure if she fully understands this whole dynamic, which has occurred in her life, but physically she knows she is much better. One prayer, an extraordinary miracle!
Copyright © 2004 by Plumbline Ministries. From “Surely He Has Borne Our Sicknesses” by Craig Fenimore. All rights reserved. Used with their permission
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