Prayer session for my mother
Yesterday I was involved in a session at my parents' church in which we prayed specifically that God would heal my mother from Alzheimers. We were trying to follow the principle from James 5:14 of having the church leaders pray over and anoint with oil a believer who is physically sick.
I appreciated the care and seriousness with which the prayer team leaders took in handling this situation. There were around 12 of us, besides my mother, who were praying in the room. My father, brother, and sister-in-law were part of the team. This doesn't include the hundreds more around the world who responded to a Friday morning e-mail that I sent that requested prayer for her.
I found the time of prayer to be very encouraging. People who love and care for my mother bathed her with prayer. There was intercession for the breaking of links from generational sinful patterns. My father confessed giving in to a feeling that her Alzheimers was inevitable and that he couldn't go anything about it.
As for the results, when we returned home last night, she still had the symptoms of Alzheimers. However, due to a number of different happenstances (which I believe aren't coincidences), I still believe that she will be physically healed of this. A church in Florida who prayed for this situation on Friday night said that healing is sometimes a process involving a number of steps, like when Jesus prayed for a blind man and he first saw things like trees.
So, I think that this is a situation where continued, persevering, believing prayer will be required in the process. If you are praying about this situation, please keep praying in faith.
Pastor Mark had my brother, sister-in-law and me gather around my parents, then had prayers of blessing upon us. He said that my brother and I are people who look both inward, as well as outward. He gave us the words INNOVATION and INSIGHT for us. They also prayed prayers of blessing upon our children as well.
I'm about to head out to Torrington, Wyoming to met my family, who have spent the past week in South Dakota. They enjoyed the time with my inlaws, as well as a visit to Bible Fellowship Church. We are scheduled to fly from Denver to Detroit on Thursday August 16, then fly to France on Tuesday August 28.
posted by Philip (*) pseudonym at 3:41 PM
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Al,
Praising God and praying still. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to pray.y memories of your folks are great. Jim Canady
Be encouraged! Many times the scripture of Jesus healing the blind man causes confusion over why the man saw men as trees walking. There is no question of God's ability to heal, and to heal the first time. In that passage, the man saw men as trees, because the first time Jesus touched him, He opened his spiritual eyes, and the second time, He opened his physical eyes. All throughout the Bible humans are compared to trees (Ps. 1:3, Ps 52:8, Ps. 92:12 just to reference a few). Each healing was complete in itself, and not that Jesus somehow "didn't get it right the first time". Yes, healing may come in steps for your mother, but know that Jesus' healing is perfect, and in whatever areas He heals her, it will be complete, as God doesn't need a "second try" to get it right. I have seen with my own eyes people healed from afflictions, and have no doubt that Jesus still heals today, just like He did when He was on the Earth. Take comfort in knowing that you have many friends and family praying for your mother's healing! Also receive comfort in knowing that God's peace which passes all understanding will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus no matter what you may face in the future! We love you and your family.
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