An account of the author's training and experience in parish healing
ministry, along with history, practical advice, and guidance.
For Christians, the ministry of healing prayer goes back to our deepest
roots, to Jesus of Nazareth, who cared for those suffering in body and
in spirit. As his followers, we are challenged--and empowered--to do the
same. Members of mainline Christian denominations, however, may be
skeptical about this ministry, as author Avery Brooke was at first. She
tells the surprising story of healing prayer in her own life and that of
her church in Connecticut. With clarity and thoroughness, she traces the
history of healing prayer, examining it as part of the larger "landscape
of prayer." This book provides a foundation--and a wealth of practical
information--for clergy and lay people to explore healing prayer in
their own lives and parishes.