They were asked to pray each day until the patient was discharged from the hospital, but were given no instructions on how to do it or what to say. When the study was completed ten months later, the prayed-for patients benefitted in several significant areas. They were five times less likely than the unremembered group to require antibiotics. They were less likely to suffer cardiac arrest. Had the medical technique being studied been some new drug, surgical procedure or new chiropractic technique instead of prayer, it would have been heralded as a breakthrough.
Love increases the power of prayer.
Throughout history tender loving care has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing. Almost all healers who use faith and prayer agree that love is the power that makes it possible for them to reach out to heal even at a distance. Prayer was noted to be helpful. Prayer also acknowledges that we are not alone. Prayer is a reminder of our nature that, even in this great world of ours, we are not alone.