Woartham's Dog

I had to deliver some fencing to Wortham, when I got there, I learned he had severe health problems, I really wanted to pray over him, but lacked the courage to simply ask. He said “look at that dog! I had him to a specialist in Arizona, and now he’s in the same fix as before!!” The little dog was bent almost into a V shape right in the middle of the back, he had it on a large pillow, But it couldn’t move at all though it didn’t seem to be in pain. When I got back to the shop, I had this great idea, and called him, telling him that, sometimes when I prayed over an animal, God would heal it, could I come out about 19:30 and pray over the dog? He said that would be fine. I thought to pat the dog on the head & say nice doggie, then ask “Now can I pray over you also, as long as I’m here?” my real reason for wanting to come out to his place! It seemed that I had hardly hung up the phone, when he pulled up, came in the office and said “the dog is out in the truck!” Dang!!!! Wrecked my game plan!!, I went out to the truck, mainly to try and figure out what to do next, my great plan now destroyed!! The dog snarled at me as I got in, but I lay a hand on it & prayed a little bit for it, the rest of the time wondering how to get to Jack I went back into the office, and invited Wortham to come to the Luthern prayer group, that meets on Tuesday night, and he agreed to come, so I thought All’s well that ends well! When Wortham got back home..my boss was at his house, delivering a Brother Word processor!!, He stepped out of the truck, and the little dog flew out right behind him…he said to my boss “look at that dog!! he couldn’t even move, and I had him over to your office, and your guy prayed over him..look at him!!! I really thought I was in trouble, when the boss came back, and the first thing he said was, “Wortham said he had his dog in here, and that you prayed over him, is that right?” I wanted to go hide, I was sure I was going to get fired for “practising religion on the job” the boss is not very religious at all!! I admitted it finally, then learned the rest of the story.. Wortham spent most of the winter in the Hospital.he .had not come to the prayer group, but even now, almost a year later, still no problems with the dog, and it was all based on a lie!!! I’m utterly amazed that God would do such a thing, even though I had lied about praying over dogs..or anything else for that matter!! How gracious is the Lord!!

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