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David, I can't believe I am going to do this, because I am a realist, and I don't believe in that particular type of miracle, at least not the way it was presented.........HOWEVER I do believe in God, and I do believe in miracles. I also feel that so much of physical disease that is certainly not "imagined" and is well documented, can be affected greatly by our mental condition, and our beliefs. In other words, if we believe we will get better, we may not be cured, but we will feel better. Of course we all know if a person is depressed, and feels like they want to die, that is usually the beginning of the end, and will make all symptoms worse. If a person BELIEVES they will be healed, it is very important. I remember waking up as a child, not feeling "that bad", but for some reason not wanting to go to school, and by making myself believe I felt really bad, I actually put on such a good show to my mother, she kept me home from school. Of couse I had to make up the work I missed, and figured out it was easier to attend school than to be sick! ANyway if the event took place and the the woman believed she was healed, MAYBE, just MAYBE, she was? I guess we can try to get it documented, but meanwhile let's hope it was true and it was a miracle! [OO] LOOKING FOR RADIOS! Ken Becker [log in to unmask] On Mon, 4 Dec 1995, David Boots wrote: > >Here is a testimony from Randy Clark's conference in Tennessee last week befo re > >coming to Philadelphia (he gave us permission to post this). Pray for all of us > >in Philadelphia that the local inner-city community would be touched in the > >renewal meetings here. > >================================================================ > >=============== > >Anne Harrison, age 49, was healed of advanced stage of Parkinson's disease > >November 28, 1995 at Trinity Music City, Hendersonville, Tennessee. She felt > >strongly impressed by the Holy Spirit to attend the Renewal Meeting led by > >Randy Clark when she saw the announcement in the paper. Having never heard > >of Randy or of the Toronto Blessing she simply felt impressed of God to go to > >the meeting and have Randy pray for her. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > How self-serving of Randy to give permission to post news of a "miracle" > that he "just happened to take part in". (insert saracastic tone here) > > "It riles them to believe > that you perceive > the web they weave > and keep on thinking free" > > - The Moody Blues "On The Threshold Of A Dream" > > > When I was in 2nd grade, I was diagnosed with "leg perthes". Perthes is a > degenerative bone disease. The cure for this situation was to walk on > crutches with my right leg supported from 3-4 years while the bone got > stronger. As you could imagine at 7 years old, adjusting to the fact that > my world had turned upside down and I had to simply adjust with the > situation was not easy at first though I made it through that time. > > About a year after I'd been on crutches, I was watching television one > Sunday morning and saw a show where "miraculous healing" was taking place. > People with walkers, in wheelchairs, and in various states of distress were > one by one relieved of their suffering. I remember crying and wondering if > places like this existed and if this sort of thing was on the up-and-up, > why couldn't I be taken there so that I could run again or ride bikes like > my friends or not have to be carried down the school steps by the janitor > during fire drills? I digress. > > I learned then and as I grew older that all is not as it seems...I learned > about "rigged games" or "illusions". I've learned not to put all my hopes > in one spot or wear my heart on my sleeve. Disappointments can come hard at > any age. > > The post disturbed me for many reasons. Hendersonville, TN is as prone to > this type of event as it is to moonshine and snake-handling (I grew up in > Memphis). Regenerated brain cells instantly?.....I don't think so. I feel > that this type of unverified information is too cruel to mention this to > the PD newsgroup where many of us dream of that type of thing. Also, > because for a second, I was a little boy again wishing I too could have my > physical distresss removed forever..... > > David Boots > 37/5.5 >