Emphasis Preaching Journal
Larry Dossey, M.D., has written...
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Larry Dossey, M.D., has written a bestseller called Healing Words: The Power of
Prayer and the Practice of Medicine (HarperSanFrancisco, 1995). In it, he tells the
story of a patient of his, a man of faith, who was dying of lung cancer. The day before his
death, the doctor sat at the man's bedside, and asked him what he usually prayed for.
"I don't pray for anything," the patient responded. "How would I know what to ask for?" This surprised the doctor -- who thought that, of all people, a dying patient would know what to ask for.
"I don't pray for anything," the patient responded. "How would I know what to ask for?" This surprised the doctor -- who thought that, of all people, a dying patient would know what to ask for.
