Do You Believe in the Healing Power of Prayer?
Scientific research varies from "Yes," "No," to "Maybe" and "Inconclusive," but tell any of that to the parents of Aaron Garcia of Loganville, Ga. or Aimee Copeland of Snellville, Ga.
Ever since biblical times, people have believed in the healing power of prayer. However, in more recent times skeptics have set out to disprove the theory. A 10-year study reported in the New York Times in 2006 went even further. It claimed that cardiac patients who knew they were being prayed for had even more serious complications than those who didn’t know or were not receiving targeted prayers. But tell that to the family and friends of Aaron Garcia of Loganville, Ga. or Andy Copeland, father of Aimee Copeland of Snellville, Ga. In both cases, Internet technology enabled the families to solicit prayers from all over the globe. And in both cases, the patients have shown recoveries described as “miraculous.” In the case of Aaron Garcia, …
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Suzy Goodson
7:52 pm on Sunday, June 3, 2012
Gee, Gob must not like me . . . I prayed so hard for my sister to live and she died of cancer after a 6 month battle. more ›