The power of prayer alone won’t cure a disease, but a mixture of prayer and medicine will. Prayer keeps moral high when someone is sick. If a person doesn’t believe that they will get better, then they probably won’t, but if they do believe, it will help them. Even though prayer keeps morale up, medicine is important too. If some one has cancer, most of the time their tumor isn’t just going to go away. Miracles do happen, but not every day.
“Well-being and positive emotions including joy, hope, and optimism are greater among those that are religious.” (Koeing, 2007) When a person is sick, it is that positive attitude that will help to make them better. Religion and spirituality help that because you never feel alone. If you don’t fell alone, you are happier. You have a support system with religion, more than your family; you have a whole community and God.
I have a friend that had two massive strokes on March 16. She is a senior in high school. Through the power of prayer through from a whole community and the doctors at Akron Children’s Hospital, she is starting to move her left side; she had her strokes in her right brain, and in her speech is slowly coming back. She is on her road to recovery, it will be a long journey, but she can do it because she has the whole community praying for her.
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Andrea, I love the way you related this to real life. You had a great quote from the readings and a moving story to tell about your friend. I will pray for her and her family. Great job!
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ReplyDeleteGreat blog I agree that pryaing helps keep the moral up for some people. And im glad that your friend is on the road to recovery a terrible thing to happen to someone so young but She will get better!
Andrea, good work. Good incorporation of the readings. Did the visit to the cemetery enhance or detract from the day?
ReplyDeleteGreat blog. I completely agree with everything that you said, and I am very happy to hear that your friend is moving in the right direction. I wish her the best, and I am glad that she has so many people on her side.
ReplyDeleteNice blog Andrea. I think I am starting to realize how important prayer is, and you blog has helped. Keep me updated on your friend, I am so happy that she is getting better, and that she has such wonderful people, including you, on her side and praying for her.
ReplyDeleteGood job putting in the readings we had. Hopefully everything goes well with your friend. Keep spirits up.
ReplyDeleteHey Andrea, good job incorprating the readings. I hope everything goes well for your friend. Keep spirits up.
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