The Miracle of Little Hands

Miracles of Childlike Faith

I’ve always believed that God works in moments both big and small, and that He often chooses the tender hearts of children to reveal Himself to us as adults and, in doing so, reminds us of His power when we come to Him with the pure faith of a child, blindly believing with wholehearted expectation. In those quiet moments of life, God often speaks most profoundly. I remember a time when my son, Benjermen, was five years old.

As his first year of school approached, the many medical treatments, supplements, and creams we had attempted to remove the growths on his hands had done nothing to permanently remove the warts that covered them. It was significantly noticeable, and his little boy’s heart was heavy with fear that he wouldn’t be accepted.
What he said next broke my heart:

“Momma, no one will want to shake my hand and be my friend.”

With such humbleness he asked:

“Do you believe if we prayed and asked Jesus to heal me He would take them away?”

Matthew 21:22 – “And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.”

So I held his tiny hands in mine and whispered back, “Of course, Benjermen. If you pray asking in sincere belief for God to heal you, He will.” So we prayed with a simple, honest request to Heaven to heal Benjermen’s little hands, that he could shake hands on his first day of school and make friends. That was on a Friday. School started on Monday.

I’ll never forget Monday morning. When I sent Benjermen to take his bath, getting ready for his first day of school—he was my rough-and-tumble boy, always active and often dirty from play—I tended to his siblings when I heard him hollering and shouting from the bathroom. My heart raced—something was wrong! I ran in, only to find him jumping up and down in the bathtub, tears streaming down his face, hands lifted to heaven, praising God.

“Mama, look! Look! Jesus healed me!” he shouted.

“So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.” — 2 Kings 5:14

All the warts were gone. Every single one of them. I watched my five-year-old son, amazed and overjoyed, and in that moment, his heart began to truly understand that God loved him, that He had a calling for him, and that miracles are real.

Years later, when Benjermen was eight, that faith came full circle. One day, as I came home from work and sat in my favorite armchair to remove my socks and shoes for the day’s work that left my feet aching and tired, Benjermen sat on the floor next to me, asking about my day, and noticed a growth like a wart on my ankle.

“Mama,” he said gently, “why haven’t you prayed for God to remove that?”

I laughed softly, saying I had just assumed it would always be there. But Benjermen, remembering the miracle God had done for his own hands years before, put his little hand on my ankle and prayed that God would heal me just as He had healed him.

Three days later, as I always did when returning home from work, I removed my socks and shoes. I looked down and noticed something incredible: the growth was gone. And all that remained in its place was a faint white mark, like a gentle scar to remind me of what had been there and that He on High had healed me through the faith and hands of my child whose belief was expectant. Through the faith of my son, God had worked another miracle.

This story isn’t just about healing; it’s about faith, about trust in God’s promises, and about how God works across generations. Benjermen’s heart, so tender and trusting, reminded me that miracles are not limited by age. God uses the faithful—even little children—to show His glory, and His faithfulness echoes through time.

This story is not only about miracles; it’s about faith, hope, and God’s tender mercies. Benjermen’s little hands teach us that even the smallest prayers, offered with sincere hearts, can move heaven. As the Bible reminds us:

“God heals all diseases” (Psalm 103:2-3).
“You have not because you ask not” (James 4:2).

And just like the leper who returned to thank Jesus after being healed, Benjermen’s faith was sincere and grateful. God honors those who come to Him with pure hearts, trusting Him fully.

Luke 17:17-19 – “Jesus asked, ‘Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?’ Then he said to him, ‘Rise and go; your faith has made you well.’”

Benjermen’s hands taught me that a pure childlike faith is powerful, prayer is transformative, and God is always ready to act on behalf of the lives of those who love and trust Him.

God invites us to come to Him with childlike faith—pure, honest, and sincere. When we approach Him with hearts fully surrendered, believing without pretense or doubt, we open ourselves to the miracles, blessings, and healing that only He can provide. It is in that simple, trusting faith, like the faith of a little child, that God moves in the most profound ways.

Mark 10:14 – “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

Our Heavenly Father desires for us to come to Him with the faithfulness to make our petitions known to Him, believing with expectation that by His great love for us He will heal us in our faith in His appointed time. Some miracles come instantly from marvelous grace, and some through fasting and prayer. While some healing is set apart for the Almighty to perform in our return to heavenly places.

“As Mark 11:24 reminds us, when we come to God in faith, believing that we have received, miracles can happen in His perfect timing.”

Faith and Expectation in Prayer
Mark 11:24 – “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
Hebrews 11:6 – “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.”

Healing by God’s Timing
Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”
Isaiah 55:8-9 – “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Miracles and God’s Power to Heal
James 5:14-15 – “Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.”
Matthew 19:26 – “Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’”

— 2 Kings 5:14

From my quiet heart to yours, may you hear His whisper…

— Spring Lynn Booth

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