Read the gospels and one would find many incidents of healing. I was reading the gospel of Matthew today and the first few chapters are already full of people whom Jesus healed and made whole.
One thing that stood out – these folks had faith. They expected him to do something for them that no one else could. It was a diverse bunch, but they had something in common – they had faith. From the leper who needed cleansing to the centurion with a paralyzed servant; and who can forget the friends of the paralytic, or the ruler who just lost a young daughter, and the oft mentioned “woman with the issue of blood”. All of them came, knowing that this Jesus could heal them. They were sure of what they wanted, and none too concerned of how it would happen. Prior to their experience, there was no sermon preached, no altar call given, no testimonies shared. But somehow they had faith when they came to Jesus.
Perhaps this is what we need – to have faith in the person of Jesus, and not be concerned by the “how”.
