According to Drs. Chester Tolson and Harold Koenig, prayer generates peace, power, and health -- a triple preventative that guards against anxiety and disease. Even medical studies claim that faith and prayer positively improve your well-being and the body's ability to heal itself. In The Healing Power of Prayer, Tolson and Koenig describe the nature of prayer, its restorative benefits, how to organize prayer, and much more. "Medicine, surgery, and the other methods the doctors bring into the healing process are important," say these medical and spiritual leaders. "However, you have a responsibility and an opportunity to participate in your own healing through prayer." So whether you need healing or just want to stay well, you can make a difference. You can experience the healing power of prayer. It's not just hype or hope or a spiritual cliche. It's a scientific fact. Recent medical and psychological studies show that prayer can relieve your stress, improve your outlook, and mend your body. It's a simple act that heals. According to Chester Tolson and Harold Koenig, prayer helps you function at your best when life serves you the worst. Even on good days, it enhances the mind-body-soul connection. You're talking to God, the Creator who knows everything and can do anything. You're expressing your doubts and worries, dreams and gratitudes, putting your life into his capable hands. So don't miss the miracle. If you need more peace and strength, read this book and experience the healing power of prayer. Book jacket.

Chester L. Tolson, Ph.D., is the executive director of Churches Uniting in Global Mission. Tolson has also served as a senior pastor, a presbytery executive, a denominational fund-raiser, a college teacher, a university administrator, and a television host for the series Facing Life. Tolson received his doctoral degree with a specialty in personal counseling. Dr. Tolson lives in Apple Valley, California Harold G. Koenig, M.D., founded and directs the Center for Study of Religion/Spirituality and Health at Duke University, where he serves on the faculty as associate professor of psychiatry and associate professor of medicine. He is board certified in geriatric psychiatry and medicine and has published extensively on the topics of mental health, geriatrics, and religion. Dr. Koenig lives in Durham, North Carolina