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Foreword

The eternal quest of humankind has been to reach out to something greater and wiser than our limited self—whether conceived as God, Goddess, Allah, Brahman, or the Absolute. Today, this impulse is deeply felt and is perhaps more urgent than ever.

As we move further into a new future, most people realize that we are going to require more than intellectual knowledge and technical expertise to meet the great challenges that lie ahead. That is where prayer comes in.

Prayer helps us contact sources of inspiration and wisdom that transcend the rational, analytical side of the mind. Prayer provides a sense of hope and meaning—the certainty that we are part of a pattern that is purposeful and intelligent. Without this awareness, life is not just unsatisfying, it can be unendurable. That is one reason the former minister of culture of France, the late André Malraux, said that the twenty-first century will be spiritual or it will not be at all.

Prayers for Healing can help us deepen the spiritual dimension in our lives. It can help us connect with the Absolute, with the Earth that sustains us, and with each other.

What could be more important?

—Larry Dossey, MD, author of Prayer Is Good Medicine and Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine