Sherri is home and looking good. She will be on antibiotics for several weeks as she continues to heal up. She will rest a lot as everybody waits on her and takes care of her. It will probably be hard to keep her down and not run around doing things. It is nice to have her home and the trauma to be over; I have prayed a prayer of thankfulness a dozen times in the last hour.

In the last year, I have prayed for a dozen different people besides Sherri, who have been sick, and they all died. Did Sherri get healed because more people were praying for her, or did those praying for Sherri have more faith? I don’t think so. Many of the same people who prayed for Sherri also prayed for those who died. What if Sherri had died? What conclusions could we draw from that?
Ten years ago, Thomas, Sherri’s husband, had a farming accident, and his neck was broken, and he has been in a wheelchair since. Many people prayed fervently for his healing. I have prayed almost daily for the last ten years that God would supernaturally heal Thomas and he would walk again.
Are there any guaranteed prayers? Does our praying make any difference? Can we say that God listened to the prayers for Sherri but not those offered up for others?

There are prayers that we can pray that God always answers. God will give us a peace that is beyond understanding. A peace that is supernatural. A peace that gives us confidence and trust in God despite not understanding why. God gives us joy that overrides the pain of our trials. He gives us His supernatural strength to manage life, its pressures, and trials. He gives us wisdom to know what to do and how to respond to others amid confusion. He works in us, causing us to grow more and more into the character of Christ. He uses us to influence others so that their faith grows.