Testimony of Healing August 3, 2009 Issue

BURN QUICKLY HEALED THROUGH PRAYER

JEFF SHEPARD

One cold evening last December, the fire had gone out in the fireplace in our living room. My wife was working to rekindle it when I walked by. There was a large log in the back that she was having a hard time moving. I offered to help, and without thinking, reached in to pick up what appeared to be a non-burning log. As I picked it up, the log burst into flames. I quickly dropped it, but not before my fingers were severely burned.

I am a Christian Scientist. My wife is not. But she understands my desire to handle situations such as this through prayer, and I knew that she would be supporting my decision.

I went into the bedroom and sat with the lights out since I didn't want to look at my fingers, which were very painful. Even though the room was dark except for the light coming in under the door, I kept my eyes closed to help me prayerfully focus my thoughts. I wanted to get a more spiritual outlook, and to cherish my status as a child of God—an identity I knew could never be touched by any harm.

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