The patient was Dr. David Levy, a neurosurgeon in San Diego. After a brief incident in the dentist chair, something began to stir in his heart. God began to prompt him to pray for his patients, just as the dentist had done.
Trouble was, he just could not get up the nerve to actually do it. How do you begin? How do you lead up to a topic like prayer? Medical School did not have classes on the subject. Although he felt the urge to pray, he also realized this was way out of his comfort zone.
And so began a journey - hesitant and awkward at first – of probing beyond the physical into his patients’ spiritual needs. The results astounded him. His patients didn’t laugh or get angry. On the contrary, they were appreciative. Many cried and thanked him.
In his recently published book, “Gray Matter: A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer . . . One Patient at a Time”, Dr. David recounts his first awkward moments of introducing prayer into his practice. After a while, it became easier.
Now, when seeing a patient in his office, after initial examination and discussions are done, he closes the visit by saying, “It is my practice to pray with patients. Would you mind if I pray with you?”
Although responses vary, many patients are grateful, especially when their surgeon prays for them just before surgery.
Although self-conscious of other personnel around him at first, soon he also began praying with his surgical team before a procedure.
After a while, praying with patients, family members, and his own surgical staff became routine.
Then, something interesting happened. One day, Dr. David was led to ask a troubled patient if there was anything in her life that was bothering her, some unfinished business. Suddenly, the atmosphere in the room changed as she broke down and, sobbing, related some serious family problems. There were hurts, unforgiveness, bitterness, resentment. After some discussion, the doctor gently led her through a prayer of forgiveness and repentance. It was a life-changing experience for both of them.
Today, Dr. David frequently pursues this line of questioning when seeing patients. Many times countenances light up, peace replaces tension and physical symptoms improve.
“Forgiveness,” he explains to his patients, “is not pretending evil never happened, and it is not calling evil good. Forgiveness is setting yourself free by not giving others the power to hurt you again every time you think about them. It is the best way I know to help your body continue to heal.”
The Church is not anti-government, neither is prayer a fetish or superstitious thing rather prayer is a way of connecting to our creator just as a child communicate with the father. America needs prayers, it is stated in the Bible 2 book of Chronicles chapter 7 verse 14 "If my people, which are called by name .... shall pray.." we need prayer in our schools, the whole world needs prayer. Let us start praying for all our leaders, family, business and church organizations. We need God to heal our land. God bless America.
See detail article in Christian Telegraph. If you need prayer call 7182211187 or send an email to info2bethel@gmail.com
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