The Saturday Evening Post » belief http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com Home of The Saturday Evening Post Thu, 23 May 2013 20:18:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Prayer Shawls http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2010/08/20/in-the-magazine/living-well/prayer-shawls.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prayer-shawls http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2010/08/20/in-the-magazine/living-well/prayer-shawls.html#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:41:30 +0000 Ellen Michaud http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=26896 For the members of the East Congregational community, making and blessing prayer shawls for those in need—church members or not—is a healing act of faith. What do the experts say?

Prayer Shawls The Saturday Evening Post

]]> Reverend Sara Marean turned off the car and looked over at the bulky gift bag on the seat beside her. The bag contained a prayer shawl that had been woven by women in her East Congregational Church in Milton. It was beautiful—a soft, navy blue wool that seemed to absorb the early morning sun. When it was finished, every one of the nine women in the group had laid her hands upon the shawl and offered a prayer asking God to help the person for whom it was intended. Does prayer heal? Read the full story in Sep/Oct issue of The Saturday Evening Post.

To learn more about prayer shawls, visit shawlministry.com.

Prayer Shawls The Saturday Evening Post

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