The meaning of prayer: A Christian physician's experience

Christians in health care need a habit of prayer that allows them to express to God the full range of their reactions to daily experience. All of life can become the occasion for prayer when understood as communion or conversation. After brief commentary on this view of prayer, actual prayers are sh...

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Main Author: Elkins, Thomas E. (Author)
Contributors: Brown, Douglas
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [1987]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 1987, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 286-299
Further subjects:B Health Care
B Christian Physician
B Daily Experience
B Full Range
B Actual Prayer
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Summary:Christians in health care need a habit of prayer that allows them to express to God the full range of their reactions to daily experience. All of life can become the occasion for prayer when understood as communion or conversation. After brief commentary on this view of prayer, actual prayers are shared, demonstrating one Christian physician's attempts to "pray without ceasing".
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF01533880