CBT Serenity prayer

God grants us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change. We know we can not change the situation our recipients are in, and we accept this limitation.

We have the courage to change the things we can...By God's grace we found a way to ease their burden. Through the kindness and generosity of friends, family and strangers, we are able to provide financial assistance to give some peace of mind to those who need their strength for healing and recovery.

And the wisdom to know the difference. Even though we would like to make all of our recipients well, we are grateful to be able to help in any way possible.

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Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much...

James 5:16

The Health Benefits of Prayer

Can prayer help your health?

Ever wonder how Methuselah lived to be almost 1,000 years old? Maybe he had a good prayer life.

At least that's what a recent study from the Duke University Medical Center indicates. At least that's what a recent study from the Duke University Medical Center indicates. Looking at 4,000 older adults from rural North Carolina, the Duke team concluded that even occasional private prayer and Bible study helped people live healthier and longer lives.

"This is one of the first studies showing that people who pray live longer," said researcher Harold Koenig.

Dr. David Stevens, a family practitioner and executive director of the Christian Medical Association, said Christians shouldn't be surprised.

"People who are anxious, worried and depressed do poorly when they're sick," Stevens said. "Those with hope and peace in the midst of a [health] struggle seem to do much better. People with religious commitments have that hope and peace."

Prayer brings a definite physiological benefit, noted Dr. Bob Orr, director of clinical ethics at Fletcher Allen Health Care, the teaching hospital for the University of Vermont.

"I certainly encourage people who are believers to pray," Orr said. "My observation is the person who prays is less stressed. He becomes less anxious, and his blood pressure and pulse improve."

Stevens pointed to one study which showed the risk of diastolic hypertension was 40 percent lower among those who studied the Bible daily and attended church weekly. Another study concluded that elderly heart patients were 14 times less likely to die after surgery if they found comfort in religious faith.

"This has an impact on longevity," Stevens said. "The overall life expectancy gap is seven years between those who go to church once a week versus those who don't attend at all. We will live longer if we have a strong faith."