Faith, Health and Healing, Is there a connection? Faith is defined as belief and trust in and loyalty to God or belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion. This belief as defined in the Bible is “the substance of things hoped for, evidence of things not seen” Hebrews 11:1 As one writer describes it; Now faith is the confidence that we shall receive the things for which we hope, the proof of the reality of things we do not see. “Courage, hope, faith, sympathy, love, promote health and prolong life. A contented mind, a cheerful spirit, is health to the body and strength to the soul. “A merry [rejoicing] heart doeth […]
For 20 years, social epidemiologist Jeff Levin, Ph.D., M.P.H., has been collecting data to see if there’s a link between faith and health. His conclusion, coming on a holy week for the nation’s Christians and Jews: “About 80 percent to 90 percent of these studies show there is something positive going on. We’re swimming in empirical evidence.” Among those documenting the case is Harold G. Koenig, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the Duke University Medical Center: “Our studies have shown those who benefit most are those who both attend religious services and practice personal belief at home such as reading religious literature and prayer,” he says. According to […]
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