Some years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer and one night as I was driving, I called on God to honor the promises of scripture. In true Word-of-Faith fashion I said out loud (and quite loudly because I was certain volume made my prayers work better), “You will heal me because Isaiah 53:5 says we are healed by his stripes. You will heal me because James 5:15 says the prayer of faith will restore whoever is sick.” I continued down the list. “You will heal me because Psalm 91 says no plague will come near me and you will heal me because Matthew 12:15 says Jesus healed all who were sick. You will heal me because…” And right at that moment something caught in my heart and my throat, a hiccup or a hitch that interrupted my rant, and the bravado evaporated and tears spilled down my cheeks and I whispered shakily, “Would you heal me just because you love me?”

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