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| When you see yourself as a soul, an eternal spirit ever growing in the presence of God, you will be free of fear. This is the point at which you realize that death is a bridge between the now and forever and it can bring you freedom, peace, and everlasting joy. Every day is a preparation for death, or better put, a transition into eternal life. Death is going back home, in a sense. This realization truly helps, because what the dying go through today, I will go through tomorrow. Death is not an end, but a beginning. It is a continuation of life. |
| To begin the pursuit of holiness and a spiritual life you must first be "poor in spirit" and recognize that all a spirit needs is the grace of God. It will set you free and enable you to be healed. This kind of healing goes deeper than the physical; this is the healing of the soul and spirit, and the soul is eternal. Every religion speaks of eternity, another life. People who fear death believe this life on earth is all there is; when we die it's the end. If you have witnessed the love of God you will not die in fear. We need to make peace with God daily. People die suddenly all the time, so it could happen to any one of us at any moment. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow has not yet come; we must live each day as if it were our last. |
| Prayer in Daily Life |
| I personally believe that true healing must begin with God and prayer. When you have the emotional peace that comes with prayer, fear is lifted and nothing, not even cancer, can truly hurt you. In my opinion, this tops the list of factors involved in the healing process. |
| Data is accumulating that supports the theory that prayer makes a difference and can actually aid in physical healing. Studies have already shown that strong religious belief is associated with lower levels of blood pressure. 1 More and more research is under way that supports the mind-body-spirit concept of healing as well as the idea that prayer has a powerful healing effecton those who are prayed for as well as on those who pray themselves. One provocative study undertaken in the coronary care unit of San Francisco General Hospital showed a dramatic difference in the recovery process between two groups of patients. One group was prayed for regularly by committed church members. The other group did not receive prayers from this source. All patients knew of the study itself but did not know whether or not they were being prayed for; the findings |
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