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Dr. Dossey the
Sceptic
Scientists are now discovering what believers
have always known -- that prayer can heal.
When Dr . Larry Dossey was doing his
training at Parkland Memorial Hospital
in Texas, he encountered a patient with
terminal cancer in both lungs. He advised
him on what therapy was available, and
what little he thought it would do.
The patient opted for no treatment. But
he was surrounded by friends who were
singing and praying for him.
A year later, one of his colleagues invited
him to see his old patient. Dr. Larry
Dossey could not believe that he was still
alive. When he glanced at his chest X-Rays
he was stunned. There was no sign of any
cancer.
Since he only believed in the power of
modern medicine, he put the incident out
of his mind.
As the years passed, he became aware
that many of his patients used prayer,
but he put little trust in it. Later he
came across studies
conducted under the most stringent laboratory
conditions which showed that prayer brings
about significant changes in a variety
of physical conditions.
- Fr. Aloysius Murzello
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