Laugh. April 17, 2008
Posted by Anya in : I won't keep things purposely vague , trackbackThis has to be the funniest thing I’ve read in quite a while, so I thought I’d share it with you.
Prayer
Several scientific studies have shown that prayer may have an objective and positive effect on health outcomes. In these studies, the health of people who were prayed for improved substantially more than that of people who were not prayed for. This outcome occurred whether or not the person who was ill knew about the praying or believed in the power of prayer. Medical science cannot explain the connection between prayer and healing. [from the American Medical Association’s Family Medical Guide.]
Well. James could explain it. “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” (James 5:14-16, ESV)
If all I had was one last prayer, I’d pray it ’cause I know You’re always listening. ~ Jeff Chandler, sung by Casting Crowns.
And in a way, it’s really sad that they cannot explain this connection. But I was still amused. God works in funny ways, ways that don’t always make sense to us. Ways in which we cannot take the credit for.
For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” (I Corinthians 1:26-31)
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Oh my….