Is There a Place in Medicine For Divine Healing?
I looked at the registration sheet in the transfer packet. His religious preference indicated “ISL”. My patient was a follower of Islam. My heart sank. I thought, “There’s no way he’ll let me pray for him.” The unit secretary was still copying records, so it would be a while before we would transport him to another hospital for surgery. I went to his room to introduce myself. Crammed into a room slightly larger than a…
Healing A Muslim
I looked at the registration sheet in the transfer packet. His religious preference indicated ISL. He was a Muslim. My heart sank. I thought, there’s no way he’ll let me pray for him. They were still copying records, so it would be a while before we could transport him to another hospital for dialysis and possible surgery. I went to his room to introduce myself. Crammed into a room slightly larger than a closet I…
An Uncomfortable Healing Testimony
This testimony came from a friend a few days ago. For the sake of privacy, his name is being omitted. For a couple of weeks, I had a problem when I visited the men’s room: every time I used the toilet paper, it came away with blood on it. I said to myself “No big deal, it’s just a little bit of blood. It’ll go away.” But it didn’t go away, and soon it was…