January 26, 2011
People walked forward for special prayer, and even anointing as prayer teams of pastors and prayer leaders lined up the front of the Forest Lake Church sanctuary. The intercessory prayers were preceded by personal accounts from a high school principal named Gloria and our Audio Visual Coordinator, Ron.
Gloria is battling a rare form of cancer. She found out about her diagnosis shortly after her husband’s sudden death. A collective show of people love and support swarmed around her. Groups had been praying for her by name. They wanted to draw close to her and let her know she and her family would continue to be in their thoughts as she goes through treatment
It was encouraging to hear Ron’s own story of breakthrough and renewed vigor after his being anointed and prayed for about a year ago.
Pastor Gary Patterson who serves as the transition lead pastor for the church shared his own experience with the practice of anointing in his earlier years in pastoral ministry.
“For the believer, the answer to the prayer for healing is always yes,” Pastor Patterson concluded.
Perhaps another way of putting it is that the healing one seeks may come right at this moment or it may have its fulfillment after death. Either way, God’s glory shines when one puts his or her life in God’s hands.
How do you react to the idea of an illness and even your death could be an opportunity for hope for someone else? How can illness become a way of showing the realness of God’s power in the life of a person? Is it possible to be cured and not healed? What’s the difference between the two?
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