Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

Why Oral Roberts Had Passion for Healing Miracles

20 Feb 2026 · 2 min

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In a conversational exchange, Speaker A asks whether passion can be defined as loving something so deeply that one is willing to suffer for it, and whether this applies to Oral Roberts' dedication to healing the sick. Speaker B affirms, linking Roberts' passion to his own experience of suffering. He recounts Roberts' teenage battle with tuberculosis at age 17, when doctors gave up hope. Roberts' brother took him to a tent revival led by evangelist George Muncy, who prayed a brief exorcism prayer and Roberts felt an immediate spiritual healing. Although the miracle occurred that night, Roberts' physical body required about three months of rest before it could catch up to the spiritual healing, illustrating the tension between instantaneous divine intervention and the body's gradual recovery. The dialogue emphasizes that Roberts' personal suffering informed his empathy for the sick and fueled his lifelong passion for miraculous healing.

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Could it be said that passion is the love for something so much that you're willing to suffer for it? And if so, would that apply here to Oral Roberts' passion for the sick to be healed, that he was willing to suffer for that?
Absolutely. And then at the same time, it's the tension is also that because he had suffered, He understood what it was like to suffer. Those that don't know the story, uh, you know, Oral Roberts was 17 years old and he was dying of TB. Back at that time, they had no cure. They had no way of helping. And so they basically gave him up for dead. He's— he, he basically lived his life in bed, so weak. And his brother, uh, heard about this evangelist, and you'll love this because the evangelist's name was George Muncy. Now it's spelled differently, but I'm claiming him as a relative. And I used to always tell Dr. Oral, I said, you know, a Muncie brought you in and a Muncie's taking you out. And so they put him in the back seat of the car, they drove to the tent revival, and at the very end they basically carted Oral in to the stage. And, and evangelist George Muncie, he didn't pray long, which is part of the pattern that Oral had also. He just said, thou foul spirit, come out. He was instantly healed. There was a— he could feel it. His body changed. There was an unction that awakened. And what's interesting, and I think this is so vital, is that even though he was miraculously touched by God that night, it took about 3 months for his body to literally catch up with that healing. to where he was strong enough. Just imagine not walking for 3 months and your muscles not being used, and then you get up and walk. So for 3 months he rested and rested, but God had healed him that night.