Today is another soothing day. It could be a Pleasant Valley Monday. Well, after all, it is the day after Sunday. While we may be embarking on a week of adventure and fun, others may be in the ‘slough of Despond.’ The comforting thought is that God is with us in both the good times and the not-so-good times.

For 57 years, I have read about Christ healing the sick during His time on earth. I witnessed healing twice. There was a quiet surety of God’s presence. As the woman said, ‘If I can but touch the hem of his garment.’

Now, when I say I witnessed healings twice, I am speaking of a profound change in someone who was desperately ill returning to health. I actually believe Jesus heals us daily in his quiet walk with us. The television preacher who puts the spotlight on the many healings of their tent revival service, with the focus being on them and their supposed God given gift, is a sham. It is a study in narcissism and making money from people’s suffering.

When you touch the hem of Christ’s garment, you know it, and he knows it. Often, God uses physicians to assist him in his healing ministry on earth. We are healed and jump off the examination table to go forth and conquer. We know something is different as our Guardian Angel smiles in the background. In the corner of our eye, we see the tassels at the bottom of a long flowing garment walking out of the doctor’s office door…