The Power of Prayer Across Generations

Although there are certainly some skeptics out there I strongly believe that there is no question that prayer works. We have many studies now to document that. The science is very solid in excellent peer-reviewed publications. The science is so solid that it is criminally negligent for physicians not to recommend it.

Dr. Larry Dossey is probably the leading expert in the United States or world on the topic of prayer and has written many books on it. If you have an interest in this area you may be interested in an article of his I have previously posted, which appeared in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Evidence shows that the most powerful form of prayer is often when people pray for themselves, rather than for others. Praying for others may not be as powerful because the person for whom you're praying may not be able to overcome their often negative belief systems. But of course, that definitely wasn't the case in the story linked above.

For those that might have problems with the spiritual elements of prayer it might be helpful to view the film "The Secret," which provides many effective illustrations of how whatever you put your intention and thoughts on you tend to manifest in your life.

It is a very real process and I can cite hundreds of illustrations of this happening in my own life.

The key here though is to realize that it is a two-way street.

You can just as easily manifest negative things in your life as you can positive. So it is vital to use whatever tools necessary to cancel the negative thoughts you have. It is nearly always unwise to ever say anything negative about yourself in the present or future tense as you will tend to cause more of that to happen in your life.