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Here is My Hope: A Book of Healing and Prayer: Inspirational Stories of Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Title: Here is My Hope: A Book of Healing and Prayer: Inspirational Stories of Johns Hopkins Hospital
Author: Randi Henderson
ISBN: 9780385500326
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: 1
Number of Pages: 256
Publisher Description: The link between faith and medicine comes to life in a collection of true stories about ordinary people. <BR>For ten consecutive years, the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has been named the country's number one medical facility in U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings. It is another tradition, however, that inspired Here Is My Hope, In the center of the hospital's rotunda is a magnificent statue of Christ. Over the years, the statue has become a spiritual beacon for people of different religions and ethnic backgrounds. Every year, thousands of prayers written by patients, their families, doctors, nurses, and clergy are left at the marble figure. <BR>Here Is My Hope tells the stories behind some of those prayers; stories of faith and medicine working together in the healing process. A collection that expresses the real feelings of real people facing real problems, it includes stories of courage, of thanks, and of loss. It does not promise miracles, but its message of hope and consolation will be a source of strength and inspiration for people everywhere whose lives are touched by illness, whether they are ill themselves or trying to cope with the illness of someone they love. <BR>
Author: Randi Henderson
ISBN: 9780385500326
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: 1
Number of Pages: 256
Publisher Description: The link between faith and medicine comes to life in a collection of true stories about ordinary people. <BR>For ten consecutive years, the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has been named the country's number one medical facility in U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings. It is another tradition, however, that inspired Here Is My Hope, In the center of the hospital's rotunda is a magnificent statue of Christ. Over the years, the statue has become a spiritual beacon for people of different religions and ethnic backgrounds. Every year, thousands of prayers written by patients, their families, doctors, nurses, and clergy are left at the marble figure. <BR>Here Is My Hope tells the stories behind some of those prayers; stories of faith and medicine working together in the healing process. A collection that expresses the real feelings of real people facing real problems, it includes stories of courage, of thanks, and of loss. It does not promise miracles, but its message of hope and consolation will be a source of strength and inspiration for people everywhere whose lives are touched by illness, whether they are ill themselves or trying to cope with the illness of someone they love. <BR>
