For the same Spirit who inspired the Scriptures will open eyes and hearts to the promise and peace of God's presence. Curiously, in some of these studies those who are ill are not told that they are being supported by prayer, adding a blind dimension to the praying. We ought to take a very hard look at what prayer is and the role it is called to play in the life of the faithful. Prayer describes the intimate relationship between those who believe and God. Prayer is not first and foremost a laundry list of requests but a word we use to describe the deep and abiding spirituality of our faith.
Prayer embraces the doubts and questions of our souls as well as the joys and discoveries of hope.
Prayer is the work of the community of faith and of each of its members. Prayer seeks God and the healing God brings to our broken world. I have little doubt that there are a great many levels to human consciousness and power that we have only glimpsed. There isn't a day that passes in which we do not learn more about the incredible relationship between the mind and body. But we need to be careful what we allow to be called prayer.