Today I am releasing another song that is so close to my heart. On March 21, 2021, I was watering plants in my sunroom with two of my small granddaughters on either side of me. I spilled some water on the hard tile, and because of my flimsy sandals with no traction, I began to lose my balance. I remember trying to avoid my granddaughters as I fell full force backwards with my right knee bent behind me onto my right ankle, fracturing it in three places. Needless to say, it was traumatizing for me and for my family, who had to change their plans to help me recover in the following months.

After surgery, I began the recovery process. Many prayed for me, and I was recovering very well. However, when I was told I could begin walking without my walker, I stepped out and had a flashback of my fall. I fell to my side, catching myself, but it scared me and those around me as I cried out. I remember losing total control, and it made me realize I was suffering from PTSD from the first fall. So I set up a healing prayer time with some healing prayer warriors. Meanwhile, I was also taking an online course on The Father Heart of God.

I had been experiencing extreme cramping in my right ankle and leg at night, which made me lose sleep. After I had watched my online course, I began to feel the cramping again. I cried out to the Lord, and what I heard was so tender. I felt these loving arms wrap around me and heard the voice of my heavenly Father speak to me, saying, “It’s okay to be weak.” I began to weep, and all the pain left my right ankle. Furthermore, in the healing prayer time the following week, I not only received healing from the memory of the fall, but also some deeper healing related to childhood trauma. God’s ways are so much higher than ours. He used that whole situation for good. From that point on, I walked and recovered so quickly. Our Lord is so good.

What was special is that I posted the testimony on Facebook, only to have dear friends contact me to ask what time it was when I heard God’s voice and received relief from pain. I told them it was 10:30 p.m. my time (EST). It was 8:30 p.m. (MST) in Colorado, where they had been watching a live-streamed healing service. The pastor had a word about a woman who had a severely fractured right ankle: “God is touching you and healing you right now.” They both said they thought of me and prayed for me. It was at that same time I received that precious healing word and felt God’s arms around me as the healing began.

This testimony caused me to recall the story of the woman with the issue of blood in the Gospel of Mark 5:21-34. A woman who had a bleeding issue for 12 years had sought the help of doctors, but nothing worked—she was not healed. Furthermore, under Jewish Law, she was considered ceremonially unclean and should not be out among the people because then they would be considered unclean. But she was desperate, and she knew that if she could only get to Jesus, she would be healed. Jesus alone could cleanse and heal her. It was her faith in Him that healed her, even as she simply touched the hem of His garment.

The words of the chorus so express this faith she had in Jesus:

Only You cleanse me and save my darkened soul. Only You heal me and make me whole. Only You fill me until I overflow. Jesus, You’re the source of life.

Enjoy this soothing and healing song.

Blessings,

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