The Lord Heeds the Cry of the Poor
 
"With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD;
I will praise him in the midst of the throng"(Ps. 109:30)
 

For six years after our marriage we did not have a child. This pained me greatly. Medication did not help at all. The doctors said nothing was possible except by the grace of God. When I heard my wife could not conceive, I wanted to kill her and marry another. All of a sudden, my wife developed high fever. I got a tonic for her. I droppe d some poison in it and gave it to her. Innocently, she drank it. Thinking I would be accused of her murder, I spent that night in a neighbor's house.

The next morning I returned home expecting to see her dead. What was my surprise to see her praying to Jesus! And she, a Hindu! She told me to go to Chalakudy and pray for a child. I was not interested. Very soon I developed a severe stomach pain. The doctor said surgery was inevitable. I would have to spend Rs. 17,000. This prompted me to do as my wife suggested and I went to Divine. I was in for another shock. "You have swallowed the poison you have given to your wife," was the message I received. But then, the Lord was merciful and forgave me. The Lord also promised through Fr Panackal that I would get a baby. I was healed of my stomach pain and later blessed with a child whom I have named Divine Raja. Thank you Jesus!

S. Anthony Raj
Velaudapuram
Gudalur