Faced with the recommendation that she have surgery on a diagnosed fibroid tumor, this author went back to the basics of prayer—and found more than just the needed physical healing.
One dictionary describes a placebo as an inactive substance used medically to humor a patient. Yet oftentimes a lot more than mere humoring goes on: patients actually recover from illnesses by taking placebos, Clearly, their belief in the pill's efficacy renders it effective. But genuine healing isn't based on belief. It's founded on spiritual understanding.
From an address given at the Eighth "Spirituality and Healing in Medicine" conference, sponsored by Harvard Medical School and The Mind/Body Medical Institute of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.
