Here is My Hope: A Book of Healing and Prayer:  Inspirational Stories of Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore Sun writer Randi Henderson teamed up with author Richard Marek  to offerHere Is My Hope, an outstanding collection of true stories of  healing and faith based on the patients of Johns Hopkins Hospital. The writers  focus their stories around the 10-foot statue of Christ in the main rotunda of  the hospital. With its reassuring eyes and outstretched arms, the statue seems  to exude the compassion that the ill and their loved ones yearn for when they  enter the unknown territory of a hospital. Rather than being a religious icon,  though, it has served to represent a place for people of all faiths and  backgrounds to lay their hopes and prayers for healing.In the first chapter we meet Grayson Gilbert, a 6-year-old boy diagnosed with  pancreatic cancer, a usually fatal disease. With grace and eloquence, the  authors tell of Grayson's unusual lethargy that led to the discovery of a  cancerous mass in his abdomen and a rushed admission into Johns Hopkins. While  he was hospitalized he befriended some of the small children in his ward. Still  uncertain of his recovery, he left this note beside the statue, "Dear Jesus,  This is Grayson. If you could just heal the other kids, please. Thank you very  much." Ultimately Grayson did survive, as do many others who leave their hopes  at the feet of this benefactor. Even with all the impressive scientific research  that's been recently published on the link between faith and healing, this  collection of stories stands as one of the most exquisite and convincing  testaments.--Gail Hudson