MORE than thirty years ago a godly preacher illustrating the efficacy of prayer, related the case of a little boy with a sore hand, which had become so bad that the physician decided it must be cut off in order to save the boy’s life. The day was fixed for the operation. On hearing this, the little boy went to a retired spot in the garden, fell on his knees, and begged God for Jesus’ sake to save his poor hand. The next day the physician came and examined the hand, when, to the surprise of all, it was found to be so much better that it was not necessary to cut it off. The hand got well again; the little boy grew up to be a man; “and,” continued the preacher, holding up his right hand, “this unworthy hand can now be shown to you as a monument of prayer answered through God’s mercy.”
ML 03/16/1924