09-12-2014, 08:54 AM
Ive had this thought when hurricane was coming and now again, several times on reading/ listening to current situation. At the outset, may I say that I am not religious and do not adhere to any organized belief system.
Prayer has been studied in medicine, and has been shown to effect healing, but you can always argue that it was pure coincidence. .. But in one study two groups of sick people, one prayed for, the other not, and the prayed for group had a statistically significant recovery... Sorry I don't have the exact reference, I would have to look it up...of course one study doesn't prove anything but maybe if more studies were conducted, prayer would be a proven treatment by now!!! However, how many people are willing to open themselves up to ridicule hence research has not been done. Or maybe the studies have been done and the effectiveness of prayer has been suppressed. Or alternatively, prayer is a load of hocus-pocus and has no effect on anything!
So, would praying that the lava flow stops or heads in a direction that does not have detrimental effects on our lives work?? Perhaps we should at least try it.... Whatever prayer means to you, set aside 5 minutes twice a day and set the intention of the lava flow stopping.
What is there to lose?[?]
Prayer has been studied in medicine, and has been shown to effect healing, but you can always argue that it was pure coincidence. .. But in one study two groups of sick people, one prayed for, the other not, and the prayed for group had a statistically significant recovery... Sorry I don't have the exact reference, I would have to look it up...of course one study doesn't prove anything but maybe if more studies were conducted, prayer would be a proven treatment by now!!! However, how many people are willing to open themselves up to ridicule hence research has not been done. Or maybe the studies have been done and the effectiveness of prayer has been suppressed. Or alternatively, prayer is a load of hocus-pocus and has no effect on anything!
So, would praying that the lava flow stops or heads in a direction that does not have detrimental effects on our lives work?? Perhaps we should at least try it.... Whatever prayer means to you, set aside 5 minutes twice a day and set the intention of the lava flow stopping.
What is there to lose?[?]