Spiritual healing is effective in healing the effects of accidents and injuries, as this article explains. And there's always a further benefit in learning something new about God.
Two women—one a lifelong student of Christian Science, the other relatively new to what it teaches—explain how they prayed to God when faced with alarming physical conditions. The first was healed of breast lumps (Persistent prayer brings healing). The second found complete freedom after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (My journey forward to complete health).
Nobel Prize winner and renowned cardiologist Dr. Bernard Lown says there's a big difference between curing someone and healing them—something that has to do with the ability to listen.
On her path to becoming a Christian Science healer, the author learned an important lesson in what prayer is really about. It happened when she herself needed healing.
When a serious case of poison ivy brought her to prayer, the author saw a connection between the healing of her body and the need to heal disturbed relationships on the job.
Beyond his grief over losing a soul mate, there was the hopeless feeling that God couldn't help him find new comfort and companionship. But God could—and did.
