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Ken & David, Yes, God is capable of performing a miracle as described. At least I believe he is. Something I came to realize a couple of years ago, and it was a very painful learning experience was that God has his own plan for me. Maybe we don't always understand it and alot of times we don't like the process we go through to get there but it is there. I also believe that God intends for us to be happy and he knows better than we do what will make us happy. It was a very painful experience that taught me this but I would have to say that I am glad to have learned it the first time and don't want to go through it again. Alot of times on this list I see people say things about what blessings have been given them since being diagnosed with PD. I always think, they know the secret. There is something good in everything, sometimes you just have to look for it. I don't mean to sound like it is easy, because certainly it is not when you are going through a difficult situation. I know living with PD is not easy. The story that was posted upsets people (understandably so) because they think that if God performed the miracle of curing one person he should do the same for everyone who has the disease. I don't think he works that way. The miracle described, true or not, is definatly possible with God. The risk is that some people might start to believe that the person acting as God's conduit is actually God. Even he might start to believe it. That of course is extremely scary. That is my commentary on the situation, for whatever it's worth. Nancy Walker [log in to unmask] >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: >