ITEMS OF INTEREST October 10, 2005 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from Kimberly Blair, Marc Schogol, Joel Bewley, Kera Ritter

"SPIRITUAL LEADERS and mental-health counselors thoughout [Florida's] Pensacola Bay area say faith plays a big role in the recovery process and in how well someone deals with a traumatic disease, injury, or illness. Sometimes the result is a miraculous healing. Or help coping with the treatment. ...

" 'Definitely, the power of prayer, love, and divine healing is available,' said Lorraine Graves, a licensed mental-health counselor. 'Through my years in practice, I have found that people ... if they have a belief in God, or they have something beyond them to hold on to, that helps them in the recovery process,' she said.

" 'People typically find hope and faith through prayer and meditation,' she said. 'The term faith today is more understandable as receptivity. We are more receptive of the divine love, light, and healing power.'"

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