People Who Inspire

Ruth

Ruth was a woman who had a bubbly personality and who
loved the Lord with all her heart. She was a woman of
prayer, and she believed in His healing power.
When she was eighty-four she went into the hospital for
evaluation of a liver condition. Her husband Milt came
to see her in the evening, and as he came into the room
he heard the woman in the bed next to Ruth crying.
(I never learned the name of the other lady, but will
call her Mary for purposes of this story). Milt poked
his head in through the curtains around Mary's bed to
see what was the matter.
Mary, who was seventy-five years old, had been brought
into the hospital with severe pain from arthritis in
both hands and both feet. Her hands were very crippled,
and her feet were twisted out of shape. She could no
longer walk and had been in a wheelchair for several
years. She was crying from the intensity of the pain.
Milt asked her if she would let his wife Ruth pray for
her because Ruth believed in the healing power of God.
She said, "yes." So Ruth got up from out of her own
hospital bed and went over and laid hands on Mary and
prayed for healing.
Around 4:00 a.m., the next morning, Ruth heard Mary call
out quietly, "Ruth. Ruth." Then again she called,
"Ruth, get up. Come here." So Ruth got up and went to
see what Mary wanted. God had totally healed both of
Mary's hands and both of her feet. She was excited and
wanted to show Ruth.
Mary said to Ruth, "Just wait. I'm going to get up and
take a shower", which she did with no help. Then she
got herself dressed, and she was able to even button her
own clothes, which she could not do before. Now all
this was going on without the nurses down the hall even
realizing these two women were up.
Mary was rejoicing and she wanted to tell somebody. So
she and Ruth went down the long hallway to the nurses'
station. When they got there one of the nurses asked,
"What can I do for you?" Mary answered, "Nothing! Ruth
here prayed for me and I don't need anything!" She was
healed and she was free of pain. Her hands and feet
were normal again.
When Mary came into the hospital she was in a wheelchair.
When she went home she was able to walk out of the hospital.

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today
and forever." Hebrews 13:8 NKJ

  © 2005 Arlene Schwartzkopf