Article November 23, 1998 Issue

The law of Love heals

God has unconditional love for His children—with no exceptions.

By Gay Bryant

One day while on holiday, my teenage son went out with his father, clambering around on some rough granite rocks—my son, foolishly, in his bare feet. They came upon a young woman who had accidentally dropped her camera down a crevice. Wanting to be of help, my son leapt across a chasm, slipped on the jagged rock, and nearly sliced off the top of his big toe.

I had been sitting on the beach some way away, spending some quiet time praying and reading. So when family arrived back, I was prepared to help. My son, usually a very brave and stalwart character, was in great distress, and my husband voiced his concern as to whether he should be taken to a hospital for attention. (This would not have been easy, as we were on a remote offshore island.)

My son had always relied on our prayers to God for his health care since a baby, and he wanted me to pray for him this time, too. I knew that my prayers had to be quick and effective, and that I needed to be sensitive to my husband's concerns, as he was not practicing Christian Science.

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