R’ Pinchas bar Chama remarked: “Whoever has a sick person at home should go to a sage and ask him to pray” (Bava Basra 116a)
Similarly, the Talmud states that for every physical and spiritual affliction (may they never come upon us), the Jewish people would approach the sage and tzadik of the generation to beseech him to pray and arouse mercy for them. See there, and you will find many awesome stories about the greatness of the power and prayers of the tzadikim. (See Taanit 3).
Elsewhere in the Talmud, it states: “R’ Chanina ben Dosa used to pray for the sick.” When Rabban Gamliel’s son became ill, he sent two Torah scholars to R’ Chanina to ask him to pray for Divine Mercy on his son’s behalf. R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai did similarly when his own son became ill, saying to R’ Chanina, “Chanina, my son, beseech mercy for my child.” (Berachot 34b)
Tales of the holy Hasid and a Roman G-d-fearer.
“When he (Yeshua) had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “master, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “Master, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When Yeshua heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israeld have I found such faith. And to the centurion Yeshua said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.” ~ (Mattai. 8 )
B”H
