Can prayer cure diseases?

This is a very controversial question. It is a question that requires a lot of thought. I believe, to answer simply, no, we cannot cure disease through the power of prayer.

Praying to God is vital to maintaining a valuable relationship with Him. However, I do not think we can simply cure diseases by prayer alone. Some might say that, through the power of prayer, we can ask God to grant health to our sick relatives. That we can pray for Him to be in room with them on the operating table, to guide the surgeon’s hands in the dangerous procedure that may not prove to be successful. It is not wrong to ask for these things. However, I believe that God has a plan for all of us. If it is you or your loved one’s time to pass away, that is God’s will for them to do so, and regardless of how much you may pray otherwise, He knows all. We do not know all and therefore have no place whatsoever to judge.

My family recently went through a hard time. My aunt passed away from breast cancer, after already fighting winning the battle cancer a few months before. This happened a few years ago, but she still greatly missed by us all. She had two daughters, one of which only 13. Watching my grandparents bury their daughter was one of the saddest things I have seen. I won’t even go into the details of just how truly genuine, whole-hearted, and beautiful my aunt was, as I could spend hours on the topic. When my family dealt with this tragedy it was hard not to feel a little confused as to why she had been taken from this earth when there are so many ugly, mean, things and people here. My family and I prayed more than ever during the short two days she was in the hospital before she passed on. Our prayers did not cure her. It was a hard pill to swallow, but God has his reason for taking her at that exact time in her life as well as all of ours. What that reason is not for us to know, nor is it possible for us to know.

Everyone has a path laid in front of them when they go through life. We make the choices as to what we want to do with the time we have here, but God already knows what our entire story is when we are just babies in a crib. He is all knowing. When it is time for us to pass on to heaven or hell, it is the perfect time.

In conclusion I believe prayer cannot cure disease. We may ask for good health or help in times of need and we may get it. It is important for us to praise thanks for another day of life. That is something that I think more people need to understand. Many, myself included, only ever turn to prayer when we are in need of something. It is even more important for us to praise thanks to lord for everything we have, all the blessings we have, and all the time we have with each other. When our time does come, it is His will, and we should embrace His decision and rejoice that we, or our loved ones, are now dancing with angels and are free from all the burdens and sin of the world.