In
the complications of modern life, one hears and reads a great deal about the need of right adjustment, and many efforts toward this end have been made through studies and counseling systems.
The
ninth chapter of Matthew's Gospel records in poignant tones the immediate healing of a diseased woman, who came behind Christ Jesus and touched the hem of his garment as he moved through the crowds on his way to raise Jairus' daughter from the dead.
At
one time Jesus asked his disciples, "which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
The
immediate followers of Christ Jesus were thoroughly convinced of the power of prayer to heal both the sick and the sinning and even to raise the dead.