Does prayer really work?
No one understands how prayer works, but every major religion in the history of man seems to have prayer as a major part of the spiritual life. Although some people discount the value of prayer, it is hard to explain that something that has no value could continue to be important to all religions throughout history and across cultures. Even though we cannot explain prayer, we can learn a lot about it from those who are powerful prayer warriors, Biblical examples as well as contemporary. I tend to believe that prayer works on all of several different levels: 1. The first level involves only what happens within the person who prays or believes someone is praying for him or her. Even skeptics do not discount the value of this level of prayer. This personal level of prayer effectiveness may be due to the relaxation effect of the prayer. Prayer usually makes people feel more peaceful and relaxed. While listening to the Healing Connection Prayer CD, for instance, listeners regardless of reli
