In the fall of 2008, about two weeks after I had been diagnosed with cancer, I went to see my parish priest. In my Catholic faith, anointing the sick is a sacrament in which the priest anoints a person who is ill with blessed oil to bring physical and spiritual healing, forgiveness of sins, and comfort.
What happened when I spread my arms out and was anointed on the forehead and wrists was something I did not expect. I felt a current of something like electricity pulse through me. I returned home and told my family and friends that I was going to survive. God had just sent me a message. They thought I was a little crazy and made sure that I went through with the
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