Romans 12:12 (NIV) 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Psalm 40:1 (NIV) I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.
1 Timothy 6:6 (NIV) But godliness with contentment is great gain.
I have prayed hundreds, if not thousands, of times for the Lord to heal me—and he finally healed me of the need to be healed. —Tim Hansel
Elesha Hodge, comp., Today's Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "HEALING".
