Psalm 41:3 says, "The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness." This Bible verse encapsulates what faith in God can provide in the toughest of times: comfort, ...

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The book that the bishops are voting to create will be a compilation of those prayers, drawn from multiple sources traditionally used in ministry to the sick. Only priests are allowed to perform the ...

Joseph Quesenberry has “retired the word ‘retired,’” he said. The 77-year-old local pastor, who sometimes ministers more than 50 hours a week, has embarked on another religious endeavor: He founded ...

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I woke up at 3 a.m. with stabbing kidney stone pain. I went through my normal treatment course of a heating pad and increased water, but the pain remained. Hours later, I drove myself to church and ...

At the Fairfax Community Church in Virginia, the faithful regularly pray for ailing strangers. Same goes at the Adas Israel synagogue in Washington and the Islamic Center of Maryland in Gaithersburg.

Leaning on a wooden cane, Tasia Russell had tears in her eyes as the Rev. Eduardo Velazquez raised his hands and blessed her. To call the moment emotional, she said, is a major understatement. The ...