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Scenario

What to do when collective prayer doesn't prevent death

I grew up believing prayer could heal anything, but I watched my husband waste away from cancer despite hundreds of people praying for him, and now I don't know what prayer is even for.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The failure of community prayer to alter medical outcomes has undermined fundamental beliefs about prayer's efficacy.

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Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

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Peri

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