> There are many inexplicable, and anomalous cases that may or may not be
> associated with prayer.
Unusual health-related effects are not necessarily healing. A pastor shared the story of his father, who had long been alcoholic and abusive. The shock of a couple of near-fatal alcohol related accidents prompted repentance. Some time later, however, he took offense and became estranged from his family again. A stroke impacted his short-term memory, and he forgot that he was mad at anyone for the rest of his life.
This also complicates the effort to quantify an effect of prayer. Was he healed? No. Does the result seem positive? Yes.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0345 USA
bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com
That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia of a Grand Exalted Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at Droitgate Spa
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