Harvard has just released the results of a whopping $2.4 million dollar study (that's Yankee bucks, so pretty much 100s of billions in Canadian). What could be important enough for all those benjamins? Apparently the power of prayer for the sick. Or more precisely - does knowing that someone is praying for you improve your recovery outcomes?
And what did they find? They found that knowing of a stranger's healing prayers led to a 7% increase in recovery complications! Not what you'd expect, not what the researchers expected either. So what does it mean? What do you think?
" 'God is not just another therapeutic nostrum in a doctor's black bag,' said Dr. Sulmasy, who is also a Franciscan friar. 'It seems fundamentally sinful to conceive of God as our instrument.' "
Monday, April 17, 2006
$2.4 Million Prayer-Buster
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I think it shows that more and more people DON'T WANT to be healed. Thier pride is what makes them run from God. Even when He offers life... It's sad.
Thank you for your inspiration Kim!
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