Article June 10, 1961 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from R. Barclay Warren, Herman Van Lunen

Rev. R. Barclay Warren in The Buckingham Post Buckingham, Quebec, Canada

"Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases" [Psalm 103].

On December 2, 1950, while meditating on ... this Psalm, I had a very profitable experience. By God's grace, in spite of the ... suffering of the past eight months from rheumatoid arthritis, I was able to bless the Lord with all my soul. There had been some struggle to face what appeared to be a life of invalidism and say without any reluctance, "My times are in thy hand" (Psalm 31:15).... Then I thought upon Him in the light of the words, "Who healeth all thy diseases." There alone in my room I trusted that He was healing me of rheumatoid arthritis. He was very near as I took the venture of faith. I knew that He was pleased that I should trust Him. Seven weeks from that night, I who had been using crutches part of the time, went skating. I have no trace of the disease.

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