We have no doctors

My wife is really sick. I found her in bed, crying, her joints stabbing with pain. It's a stomach flu with claws, but I'm no physician. I'm a Christian who follows a Jewish Messiah from the 1st Century. So, cut me a break. The first thing I did after learning she was in unbearable pain was ask her if I could pray for her.

I prayed, "Lord Jesus, by your stripes we are healed."

I felt something come out of her-- an energy, if you will. The pain lessened but did not recede.

I prayed, "Lord Jesus, we have no doctors, but you are the Great Physician."

The rest of the energy came out. She felt better.

I'm not opposed to doctors, but sometimes they aren't around, or can't heal anymore.

Let me tell you another story. As a child I was uninitiated to spiritual things, but I remember being tormented by guilt.

I remember once, in the midst of tears, I opened my Bible and began to read the Psalms. And God would comfort me in this way. I did not know Him, but He knew me.