...Intercessory Essay Intercessory Essay Grand Canyon University: HLT-302 June 17, 2012 Intercessory Essay The article by Holly well and Walker in my opinion proves to be true in my perspective because your mind and soul has to be right in order to heal or except the healing that God is trying to provide for you. The saying that “Change only takes place through action, not through meditation and prayer” (Dalai Lama), in my opinion is so incorrect and I feel that prayer can and will bring you out of your worst situations and for me it has. If I can be truly honest and reflect on what the article is saying and share some of my life situations then I will and it is a testimony at the same time. I was recently diagnosed with pulmonary embolisms, and I always considered myself a praying and God fearing woman, but when I was told that I automatically thought I was going to die it was over, and even though I could have died I did not because of my faith in God and prayer, along with my determination to not let this defeat me. They ran all kinds of test on me to where they were able to show and prove to me that this was something that I had, automatically I prayed and called family and church members and they got there prayer warriors and so on and so forth, but that bible says: “For two or more gathered in my name I am there with them”, Matthew 18-20. So power is prayer and it can and will heal if you ...
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...The prayer offered in faith as presented in James 5:15 along with the entire passage of Scripture between the thirteenth and sixteenth versus are perhaps some of the most controversial in the Bible. Verse fifteen is probably relied on more than any other verse as confirmation of miraculous healing. Why? This verse gives us a definite promise. “And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well” (vs. 15). It continues on with another promise; “the Lord will raise him up.” We all have heard these words numerous times. These words provide hope; a hope that people hang their very last breath on. Is it a reasonable expectation to believe that God will make well the sick person if the elders of the church come and pray over him or her in faith and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord? That is what the Scripture says; or does it? Bargerhuff writes, “So the only kind of healing that is absolutely guaranteed in this life is the spiritual healing and restoration that comes as a result of repentance and faith (page 131). So why did James not make this disclaimer in verse 15. The NIV footnotes for verse 15 explains: “The prayer offered in faith” does not refer to the faith of the sick person, but to the faith of the people praying. God heals, faith doesn’t, and all prayers are subject to God’s will. But our prayers are part of God’s healing process. That is why God often waits for our prayers of faith before intervening to heal a person (NIV 2098). This could be...
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...The Effect of Prayer on Healing Cjjen1026 Grand Canyon University: HTC 302 December 18, 2011 The Effect of Prayer on Healing In this day and age of a more heightened sense of spirituality, it has come to the attention of the medical community that prayer contributes to many positive outcomes when used for and by sick patients. But the actual effect that prayer has on human beings still remains a mystery, although to some true believers, it is nothing short of miraculous. Prayer and/or meditation have always been an important part of life for anyone that believes in some sort of a higher power or existence. A Buddhist believes in the consciousness as the controller or the entire physical body, and therefore believes that by purifying the mind, they can also cleanse the body of sickness be removing any negative thoughts from their minds. This can also be done by a Lama for the sick person, who will lay their hands on the affected area, use blessed water, and sometimes even blow on the area needing to be healed. This is to transfer the positive flow of energy to the patient, while the patient is clearing their own mind of past negativities. A Christian will pray during sickness for God to heal them and be with them during this hardship, and can also receive prayers and even the laying of hands on them from their pastor or priest. And then the extra prayers from their friends, relatives, and churches can be healing to the patient, whether or not they are...
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...Prayer and Healing in Healthcare October 15, 2012 Prayer versus modern medicine is a very controversial subject in today’s modern world. There are very strong debates and cases offering strong evidence on both sides of which one may be better or more effective than another. It all comes down to personal opinion stemming from the religious background of the patient, parents, or caregiver. One side argues that prayer can be used in lieu of modern medicine including medications, surgery and different therapies and that it will cure the sick and rid them of illness. The other side disagrees with opposing views that prayer cannot replace medicine and cure the sick. Many studies have been done on prayer and healing but it is hard to prove or disprove whether prayer actually heals or if it simply gives the patient hope and comfort in their journey with illness. Being a controversial subject many scientists have disagreed on prayer healing because there is not much evidence to prove it as a fact. In parts of Christianity there are people that strongly believe in the healings through prayer and what great powers there are and can be experienced when you devote your life to Christ. There are certain shows that we all have seen on television where a person goes on stage and is healed by the power of God through a practice or a procedure called “being slain in the spirit” ("Faith healing," 2007). Scientists have a hard time taking this information as credible because there...
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...Michigan native Amanda Egerer is a performing folk musician and New Evangelization student at JPCatholic. Her ardent faith and liveliness shines through her work and onto those around her. She shares her journey of how she got to where she felt called God her to be and the release of her new album. Amanda was coincidently passing through Escondido while on a spring break trip to the San Diego Zoo when she discovered JPCatholic. The 23-year-old expressed, “It was kind of crazy, everything happened so quickly.” After spotting the university on the Cardinal Newman Guide, her love of performing arts and media led her directly to JPCatholic. “I had never experienced something that had worked out so well. It was serendipity.” After graduating...
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...Liberty University Quiet Talks on Prayer S. D. Gordon A book review submitted to Dr. Ryan Lister In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For The course Evan 670 Liberty Baptist Theological seminary By Curt W Jones Lynchburg, Virginia November 10, 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Summary 3 Evaluation and Critique 7 Personal Application 8 Conclusion 10 Bibliography Sources 11 Introduction Samuel Dickey Gordon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 12, 1859. With only a public school education and no scholarly background, he worked at the YMCA for 2 years then moved to their Ohio state office as secretary for 9 years. He became an influential speaker and prolific author who was in very high demand, writing more than twenty-five devotional books most in the “Quiet Talks” series. His first book in the series sold half a million copies in over a 40 year period. His work is called quiet talks, because of his style he always considered himself a lecturer not a preacher though never dull was able to capture an audience. In June of 1936 he passed on to visit our Lord God in Heaven.[1] Summary In Gordon’s book Quiet Talks on Prayer he gives an immense amount of information on the subject of prayer. The book is like a guide to help people enter a better prayer life and create an...
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...Intercessory Prayer HLT 302 Grand Canyon University Gloria Jordan February 2, 2011 After reviewing Jaroff’s article which was about a research study of the effects of intercessory prayer, on woman who wanted to conceive children and who had underwent in-vitro fertilization in order to do so. The study was conducted to see if having the woman prayed for along with the in-vitro fertilization process, would prayer impact the success rate. According to the research some were successful, but when the research was viewed by other researchers the finding were found to be invalid and that the researchers themselves, unqualified to conduct such studies. From the patients point if view their main goal was to have a child, and not being able to do so by natural means opted to undergo in-vitro fertilization, which is a process that may not produce the desires response one hundred percent of the time. Being prayer for did not in any way cause harm to the women who were prayed for, because they were unaware that it was being done. This writer feels that in spite the fact that other researchers found that the study was bogus, the woman who were able to conceive would have welcomed the intervention of prayer if given the choice. In the Bible there are examples in the stories of woman who were barren and prayed to be able to conceive a child, a few of these woman are Hannah, Sarah, Rebecca and Elizabeth. ...
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... have been a part; (list communities the bride and groom have been a part), let us pray to the Lord: All: Lord, hear our prayer. Lector: For our nation and the local community, and for all who serve in our government, let us pray to the Lord: All: Lord, hear our prayer. Lector: For the poor, the homeless and the unemployed, and for all who suffer under persecution, let us pray to the Lord: All: Lord, hear our prayer. Lector: For N. and N. and for all married couples, for their faithfulness to each other and for their loving service of the Gospel, let us pray to the Lord: All: Lord, hear our prayer. Lector: For the parents and families of N. and N., for their godparents (names), and for all who formed them in faith, let us pray to the Lord: All: Lord, hear our prayer. Lector: For the deceased relatives of N. and N., for the sick and for all those unable to join us today, let us pray to the Lord: All: Lord, hear our prayer. Priest or Deacon: Gracious God, your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, poured forth blessings on the wedding couple at Cana. Look with kindness on N. and N. as they pledge their lives to one another in the presence of your Church. May they cherish one another and be heartened by your love. Through them, may your Church be blessed. We ask this through Christ our Lord. All: Amen. SAMPLE PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL Sample Prayer of the Faithful #2 Priest or Deacon: Gathered in joyful hope, we offer our prayers...
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...Module 1: Assignments Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm HLT- 302 Spirituality and Christian Values in Healing Care and Wellness Sunshine Weeks Eric Chapman, founding president and chief executive officer of the Baptist Healing Trust in Nashville, Tennessee, envisioned a healing hospital that would cover not only the physical aspects of healing but the emotional and spiritual components (ericchapman.com, n.d.). My work will describe the healing hospital paradigm and how spirituality influences this paradigm. In addition, barriers to the Healing Hospital paradigm will be discussed along with Biblical scripture that supports compassion in the health care system. The healing hospital paradigm it focuses on the removal of stress and other health risks in the hospital environment for both patients and visitors. . The healing hospital paradigm it involves in healing the whole client (Young & Koopsen, 2006, p. 4) instead of just curing the disease. This emerges from the paradigm’s focuses on healing beyond the body physical: it aims to enhance the overall well being by addressing the patient’s and their families’ cognitive, emotional and spiritual concerns (Milstein, 2005). A healing hospital goes beyond windows, walls, and mortar. Its strong culture of love and caring is what sets it apart from traditional hospitals (Chapman, 2010, p.15)... The concept is to supporting a strong culture of caring for their patients and caregivers. Healing Hospitals use the three...
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...O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us, I trust in You. (x3) Jesus, I Trust in You Jesus, I Trust in You Jesus, I Trust in You Prayer for the Sick Father of goodness and love; hear our prayers for the sick members of our community and for all who are in need. LORD HEAR US; LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER. Amid mental and physical suffering may they find consolation in your healing presence. Show your mercy as you close wounds, cure illness, make broken bodies whole and free downcast spirits. May these special people find lasting health and deliverance, and so join us in thanking you for all your gifts. We ask this through the Lord Jesus who healed those who believed. Amen. Prayer for Healing Beloved Padre Pio, Today I come to add my prayer to the thousands of prayers offered to thee every day by those who love and venerate thee. They ask for cures and healings, earthly and spiritual blessings, and peace for body and mind. And because of thy friendship with the Lord, He heals those thou doth ask to be healed, and forgives those thou forgiveth. Through thy visible wounds of the Cross, which thou didst bear for fifty years, thou wert chosen in our time to glorify the crucified Jesus. Because the Cross has been replaced by other symbols, please help us to bring it back in our midst, for we acknowledge it is the only true sign of salvation. As we lovingly recall the wounds that pierced thy hands, feet and side, we not only remember...
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...According to medical dictionary, “spiritual healing is the use of spiritual practices, such as prayer, for the purpose of affecting a cure of or an improvement in an illness” (medical dictionary, 2011). Spiritual healings are commonly practiced, and now are greatly encouraged. However, today we have “healing hospitals” that follow the practices of spiritual healing. Erie Chapman and the Baptist Healing Trust envisioned a spiritual healing environment that focused on the healing of mind, body and spirit of patients. They believe that the healing hospital would also be beneficial for hospital employees by creating a productive work environment that supports the morals of employees. Spirituality can be anything in believing in a higher power that is immaterial or in other words, “not of this earth”. Spirituality also means a power that is beyond our five senses: sight, touch, smell, hearing and taste. Spirituality is also looked upon as a powerful component in healing. It is said that in the scriptures such as Peter 1, John and the Book of Psalms support the healing hospital paradigm since it presents an immaterial power that can heal all who believe in the higher power. This Higher power can heal all diseases, emotional distresses, and other disorders. However, the healing hospital paradigms not only care for the illness or disease of a patient but they also care for the emotional needs of the patients. I think that is why Healing Hospitals are so successful and popular. They care...
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...Healing Hospital Healing: adjective tending to cure or restore to health (Merriam-Webster. 2015). When a person hears the word healing they might only associate the word with physical healing. However, when a Nurse hears the word healing they consider not only the physical person, but their spiritual and emotional wellbeing. Until recent years the Medical community has focused on healing the body and neglected other aspects of a person’s health and wellbeing. Thanks to organizations like Healthy People 2010 a better understanding has occurred, in which now the importance of treating the person as a whole is understood. Efforts to make changes in which a patient is treated are in full effect thanks to this better understanding. However, with all these changes coming to the forefront all at once it has become challenging for the Medical Community. The Purpose of this paper is to illustrate the components of a Healing Hospital and the challenges that come along with implementing those components. Supporting the Physical as well as Emotional Wellbeing Practitioners main focus when treating a patient is to acquire a diagnosis, and then treat or cure that diagnosis then send the patient home. This is all well and good however, they could be potentially leaving out treating the emotional wellbeing of a person. Which could lead to the patient recovering but later on returning for medical attention because either the issue has returned or become worse. For example, a young...
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...Running head: HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND FAITH DIVERSITY Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Cindy Hardeman Grand Canyon University Spirituality in Health Care HLT310V Emory Davis April 22, 2012 Abstract The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people of a variety of faiths. Within a clinical setting an important aspect of spiritual care is enabling participation in religious observation, where desired. This article reveals the authors and Christianity’s perspective in comparison with the Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu faiths approaches to healing. Cultural and spiritual diversity must be embraced in the healthcare setting in order to provide holistic healing. Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Spirituality is part of the human experience that is difficult to comprehend. Each person embraces their spirituality in their own manner. Spirituality is multidimensional and there is evidence that it plays a beneficial role in medical care and healing. Individuals derive this spirituality through their relationship with their families, themselves, and their faith experience (Anandarajah & Hight, 2001). The purpose of this paper is to acknowledge this writers spiritual perspective on healing and its critical components. After presenting a Christian perspective and approach to healing, the Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim faith perspectives will be compared to the Christian approach to healing. The conclusion will include a summary...
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...Running Head:HEALING HOSPITAL: A DARING PARADIGM Healing hospital : A Daring Paradibm Ancy Thomas Grand canyon University HLT 310, Spirituality in Health care july, 2012. HEALING HOSPITAL: A Daring Paradigm As I ventured reading about the Healing Hospitals, I became very appreciative and enthusiastic about the very concept. It only made me realize that we have come one full circle to integrate and merge spirituality, alternative and complimentary medicine with traditional practices to enrich patient care. In today’s world that is so commercialized, this integrated approach revitalizes the very intension of the medical mission by considering the subject as a whole person. It does not renounce the modern medicine but recognizes the spiritual components of healing and wholeness. None of us would disagree with the fact that compassionate care is a golden thread for complete cure. Characteristics of Healing Hospital:(components of healing hospitals) ‘Healing Hospital’ is a formalized approach to healing and it has three vital components as follows: 1.A healing physical environment 2.Integration of work design and technology and 3.A culture of radical loving care. This is a holistic approach that meets not only patient’s physical needs but their emotional and spiritual needs as well. As per wftv.com news(Feb, 2008), Parrish Medical Center was the #1 Healing Hospital for third straight year, and its CEO George Mikitarian was awarded too...
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...Therapeutic Touch By Chelsie Boyce Let me begin by saying that after watching several videos (including those provided by you) and reading even more articles, I am more mixed about my acceptance of therapeutic touch. Before this assignment I would have said I was strongly against this practice, but now I am more open to the idea. However, I still believe that therapeutic touch is not a true form of medical healing. To begin with, the Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary states that this alternative medicine is a practice where the nurse or practitioner treats a patient by passing his or her hands over a person’s body to promote relaxation, pain reduction and or healing. I must say that the thought of someone’s hands hovering over my body kind of makes me giggle. I keep replaying a scene from Karate Kid over and over again in my head and thinking “yea right” if only it were that easy. After reviewing my resources, I am still very skeptical. Yes, some stated that patients believed they were doing better. But to me that was just it… a belief. Those who had a strong faith in this technique did show signs of relaxation and possible improvement, but I am not sure if the technique caused the reaction or the patient themselves invited the result. Just like Emily Rosa’s experiment supported, as nurses or practitioners we want to believe we can feel the energy being given off and that we are interacting with our patient. Yet, more times than not we are wrong. Along those lines...
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