Article May 28, 2001 Issue

How spiritual healing works

By Mark Swinney

After I found a growth on my back, I started to pray for myself. I was used to relying on prayer for healing. I prayed every day, and I wasn't halfhearted about it.

When the lump got bigger and began to hurt, I would keep thinking about this lump and pray at it. Try to make it just go away. The more I prayed at it, the bigger it got.

I never thought about medical treatment, because I love to rely only on God. For me, feeling the total power of God is just wonderful. It never occurred to me to go to anything or anyone but God. In the past, I've had so many healings by going directly to God. I knew this wasn't going to be any different.