If your pastor don’t believe in praying for the sick, go to some real good Christian who does believe. And they have just as much authority as the pastor. “Confess your faults one to another and pray one for another, that you may be healed (James 5.), for the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” So you just believe that, have faith, God will heal you. And I’ll be praying all the time that God will just stimulate the faith of all these godly men and will bless you all. Now, in Saint John…You say, “Brother Branham, you sure read a lot out of Saint John.” It’s one of my favorites. John is a Book of love. And I tell you, when you…when I see a person who loves God, I can sure trust him anywhere, any time. You know, when I leave home, I don’t set down a whole big bunch of rules that Mrs. Branham should do while I’m gone. I just kiss her good-bye and say, “God bless you, honey.”

Do You Now Believe?, 1953-12-06, West Palm Beach, FL, §17