A recent study involving researchers from Indiana University (IU) in Bloomington, looking into the effects of praying directly with someone for healing, came up with interesting findings. According to Candy Gunther Brown, an associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at IU, the author of the study, what she calls as "proximal intercessory prayer" can indeed help to bring about healing. The study, which is part of a larger research project examining the power of spiritual healing to heal diseases, investigated two charismatic Christian groups known for healing prayer activities, one African and another South-American. Researchers noticed a "statistically significant" improvement in the hearing and vision capabilities of impaired people after they received proximal intercessory prayer. Brown pointed out that Christian subgroups practising proximal intercessory prayer are gaining fast acceptability worldwide due to the benefits received from attending their healing sessions. Looks like, in an uncertain world, people are longing to reach out to any religious or ritual practice that offers a touch of hope...
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