Pray4i Project
Scientific studies have been made to lend proof to what
Christians have known from the beginning: Prayer Works!
In the most
widely publicized studies of the effect of intercessory prayer, cardiologist
Randolph Byrd studied 393 patients admitted to the coronary-care unit at San Francisco General Hospital
The results were dramatic
and surprised many scientists. The men and women whose medical care was
supplemented with prayer needed fewer drugs and spent less time on ventilators.
They also fared better overall than their counterparts who received medical
care but nothing more. The prayed-for patients were: Significantly less likely
to require antibiotics (3 patients versus 16) Significantly less likely to
develop pulmonary edema-a condition in which the lungs fill with fluid because
the heart cannot pump properly (6 versus 18). Significantly less likely to
require insertion of a tube into the throat to assist breathing (0 versus 12).
Less likely to die.
Even more
incredible experiments in distance healing involve nonhuman subjects. In a
survey of 131 controlled experiments on spiritual healing, it was found that
prayed-for rye grass grew taller; prayed-for yeast resisted the toxic effects
of cyanide; prayed-for test-tube bacteria grew faster. "I adore these
experiments," says Larry Dossey, M.D., perhaps the world's most vocal
expert on prayer and medicine. "Because they don't involve humans, you can
run them with fanatical precision and you can run them hundreds of times. It's
the best evidence of all that prayer can change the world. And it operates as
strongly on the other side of the Earth as it does at the bedside."
I believe in Prayer and am looking for those who believe as
I do to help with a monumental project I am daring to undertake: ‘Pray4i’. The
Pray4i project is Prayer Project. My goal is make a collection of prayers for a
variety of people and circumstances. These prayers would then be accessible by
people who need a specific type of prayer. The format would be in print or
media.
We have all seen books on prayer or sites that have prayer
request where you request prayer and someone post, “In Jesus Name, Lord help
this person with such and such.” This is great, but I want to make prayer
readily accessible to people who need prayer, like, yesterday!
Wouldn’t it be great for a mother to have a collection of
prayers for teen children that only a mother would pray? These would be at her
fingertips 24/7. No need to post online and wait for a response or trying to
hunt down prayer groups to start a prayer chain. (Which, again, I think is
great also) Pray4i is basically ‘prayer in your pocket’.
If you will support what I’m trying to do and can write a
prayer 725-750 words (about as long as this post), please feel free to write
your prayer. Start with a topic, (Teen Boy, Husbands, Success, Healing,
Guidance, etc) then write a lengthy prayer. (I’m not looking for short prayer,
because I want deep thought and careful consideration into the prayer) Place
yourself in the shoes you are writing the prayer for. Lastly, write the prayer
in the plural (WE). The recipient should feel like they are being prayed ‘with’
and not just ‘for’.
All prayers will become property of the Pray4i project, so
if you don’t want to post anything, it’s okay; just enjoy what does get
posted. Together we can be a blessing to
many people who long to have someone to pray effectively with.
My goal is to publish many of the prayers for sale and
utilize half of the proceeds to women in under developed countries around the
world. I pray I have your help and blessing.
To post, visit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pray4i/199435163550314
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