The Right Doctor

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A young foreign nobleman came across the English Channel to consult the great English physician, Dr. Forbes Winslow. “Doctor,” he said, “I do not know what is the matter with me. I cannot sleep—I am troubled night and day on account of my sins.” “Oh,” said the doctor, “you are seeking the help of the wrong physician,” and instead of his Materia Medica, he took down his Bible and read from Isaiah 53: “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” He knelt in prayer with the nobleman, who went back to his home rejoicing in salvation.

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