Have you ever prayed for someone else to be healed? 你有為人家的身體醫治禱告過嗎？
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me now
To love, to speak, to heal, to preach…” Tom Read
This happened a few years back but it’s still fresh in my mind:
Back in Malaysia, we used to have a part-time Indonesian helper who came regularly to clean our place. One day, while she was halfway through cleaning she received a call and had to leave. I asked her what happened and she said her sister was in quite serious pain and couldn’t get out of bed. They lived just opposite our apartment block. They weren’t too well off and only had a motorbike, so I offered to send her sister to the hospital. Before we left the apartment, I felt that God wanted me to pray for her sister. I was a bit reluctant as I wasn’t sure how to pray in Malay and was uncertain whether it was legal to pray for a Muslim.
After a bit of hesitation, I knew I had to do it. I asked my helper if we could pray first and she was keen. I can’t remember the words I used but I recall just letting God lead me in prayer. Right after that, she got a call from her husband and her sister could get out of bed. I was shocked! Yes, I prayed and I believed that God will heal but I was surprised when God actually worked so quickly through my prayer. That impacted my life a lot and I believe the seed was planted in my helper and her sister.
“至高無上的神的靈現在降臨在我身上
去愛、去說、去醫治、去傳道⋯⋯”（歌詞）Tom Read
這件事雖在好幾年前發生，但對我來講還記憶猶新：
以前在馬來西亞，我們有一位印尼籍的兼職家務助理定期來幫我們打掃。有一天，當她清潔到一半的時候，她收到一通電話後就需要馬上離開。我問她發生什麼事，她說她的妹妹全身疼痛，連下床也不行。她們就住在我們大廈對面。她們不是很有錢，只有一輛摩托車，所以我提議我送她妹妹到醫院。我們離開大廈的時候，我感覺到神希望我為她的妹妹禱告。我有一點抗拒，因為我不懂怎樣用馬來語禱告，況且我也不肯定為一位回教徒禱告是不是合法的。
我猶豫了一會後，我知道我一定要這樣做。我問我的家務助理我們可否先禱告，她的反應踴躍。我不記得我用的字眼，但是我記得放開去讓神帶領我的禱告。禱告完後，她的丈夫致電告訴她，她的妹妹已能下床了。我很驚訝！對的，我禱告了並相信神會醫治，但是我很驚訝神透過我的禱告的作工竟然那麼迅速。這件事對我生命的影響很重大，我相信神已把種子播種在我的家務助理和她的妹妹心裡。
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