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Psalm 41:3 says, "The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness." This Bible verse encapsulates what faith in God can provide in the toughest of times: comfort, ...

We all need healing at different times in our lives, whether physical, emotional or spiritual. When life feels overwhelming and sickness takes over, prayer can bring comfort, peace, and hope. For many ...

Maimonides said it plainly: “there is health and illness to the soul, just as there is health and illness for the body has health and gets sick.” (Shemoneh Perakim 3) And there’s a prayer for that.

In previous posts, I’ve noted problems with how most research on prayer for healing has been conducted. Researchers have attempted to design double-blinded, controlled trials of distant intercessory ...

A writer struggles to determine which prayer is appropriate when a friend faces terminal illness. (JTA) — Someone I know died today. Although I didn’t know him well, and haven’t seen him in over 20 ...

At the Fairfax Community Church in Virginia, the faithful regularly pray for ailing strangers. Same goes at the Adas Israel synagogue in Washington and the Islamic Center of Maryland in Gaithersburg.