Spirit Daily Blog

  • Bookstore
  • Special Report
  • Donations
  • Emergency supplies
  • Archives
  • Contact Us
  • Online Retreat

Teach the children about the Holy Souls!

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

© Copyright 2025. Spirit Daily Blog. All Rights Reserved.

The Power Of Prayer

February 22, 2017 by sd

THE POWER OF PRAYER

by: Mike Dial

 

 

IN TIMES OF DISTRESS

It was one of those bright spring morning in Korea, the place of my temporary assignment. I was

dressed in my Air Force uniform,  walking past budding cherry blossom trees,  beside a strip mall. There

were a number of people going about their business and I noticed somebody cleaning the yard heading

in my direction with his noisy mower.

 

Suddenly, I heard the mower stopped and the man scampered away. The people too, quickly

dispersed and stood near the shops, as if holding their breath in suspense.

There was complete silence…

But why are they staring at me?

What did I do, and what could it be?

I surveyed my surroundings and

there it was on the ground – a snake!

 

My mind worked in hyper speed mode to consider the few alternatives I had. I knew I could not outrun

the snake and saying my rosary was not an option, so I chose the only recourse I have left and that is

to confront my adversary.

 

The snake seemed to be momentarily frozen on its tracks as I marched towards it praying silently with

trembling determination, “O God come to my assistance, O Lord make haste to help…help…help me.”

 

I bent down and quickly grabbed the snake by the head as I heard gasps from the onlookers. I then

placed the snake in a plastic bag that I had with me and went about my way…praising God.

 

I’m a believer!

 

Prayer works!

IN UNEXPECTED PLACES

I can remember about forty years ago when I was just learning how to pray. I was reading a book

about an agnostic fellow, a scientist by trade. He went about to prove his hypothesis that prayer does

not work. He experimented in his laboratory by praying to plants and animals, and measuring the

effects. At the end of his experiment, he was astounded to know that the plants and animals that were

prayed for exhibited healthy growth that surpassed the others in quality.

 

The unbelieving scientist converted and became a minister.

 

He was sharing his conversion story one morning to his congregation and said that if they doubt his

story, they should buy their seeds, and pray.

“If it worked on plants and animals, what more on people,” he said.

 

That’s just what I did after reading the book. I called my five year

old daughter, Myra, and explained to her the experiment we

were about to perform.

 

We placed one seed inside each of several film canisters, filled

them with soil, and labeled  each canister with a number.

 

I instructed my daughter that we would provide the same

drops of water for each canister, place them on top of our

washroom window for sunlight, and briefly separate a controlled

canister so we could pray for it. She agreed.

 

After a few days none of the seeds showed any activity except for the

seed inside the canister that we prayed for. There was a visible sprout. We got excited and started to

measure its daily growth. I placed a ruler beside the growing plant, took pictures to document the

experiment, and collected pertinent data.

 

On the second week, the plant growth from the seed inside the canister that was prayed for had

grown considerably compared to the others that were just beginning to shoot forth. Some seeds did not

show any activity at all.

 

The experiment must have created a big impression on my daughter especially at her kindergarten

class in a military base where I was stationed. Her teacher told us that one day, she asked my daughter

to watch the class while she went to the office to get something. When she returned, she found the

whole class kneeling down while my daughter was teaching them how to pray.

IN UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES

My wife the other day tripped and broke a glass of water she was holding. She got upset with me and

said that I must have been thinking something bad about her, that’s why the accident happened.

Not true, but the incident made me wonder. Can negative thoughts and negative words have negative

effects on people? Can the opposite be true? The Bible says, “Be careful how you think; your life is

shaped by your thoughts,” Proverbs 4:23.

 

I remember reading an article of a scientist from Japan named Dr. Masaru Emoto. His research

involved exposing water to different words, music, prayer and thoughts. Then he froze the water and

applied microscopic photography to reveal the cellular pattern of the water.

 

The water that was subjected to loving words or positive thoughts resulted in beautiful crystal

formation. The opposite is true for the water that was scolded or subjected to bad thoughts; the

crystal formation there were jagged and lacked symmetry. He later extended his experiment to rice

placed in a jar with different words written and taped outside. The results confirmed his water test.

 

My family eat rice everyday so it was easy for me to try the rice experiment. I placed rice in three

different jars and wrote “I Love You, Thank You” in one jar, then “I Hate You, Stupid Fool” in the other,

and “Ignore” for my control jar which I intended to do just what the word indicated.

 

After a few days we had some unexpected visitors

and I have completely forgotten my experiment. I

found them by chance about a month later, and

the jar with the “I love you” was still white rice,

with a pleasant aroma, in contrast to the other

two that rotted with mold.

 

Inspired by the results of my rice experiment, I now decided to see the effect of a prayer card with a

dead plant. This particular prayer card contained some gold flakes they call “Angel Dust.” It was

collected before mass which materialized due to  the  presence of Emma De Guzman, the Filipino mystic

and counterpart of Maria Esperanza of Venezuela.

 

 

 

I  placed the prayer card beside the dead plant overnight. The next day, I was surprised to see

the plant fully revived. Was it the printed prayer itself, the gold dust taped to it, or the Holy Picture?

I would never know, but my five year old daughter, Myra, whom I performed my initial plant experiment

forty years ago would try to answer that question.

 

The miraculous occurrence happened this way: My wife and I were enjoying our vacation overseas

two years ago when we received an emergency phone call from our daughter, Myra. She was seen by a

doctor in California for an epileptic seizure and was diagnosed with a very active form of brain tumor.

She could not work or drive anymore. She was given two months to live because her cancer was already

stage 4. We came home right away.

 

We called our friends and different prayer groups to pray for her. Some came to her house bringing their

favorite statues, rosaries, medals, and other sacramental. I brought my “special” prayer card, of course,

and laid it over her head. A priest later came and performed the Last Rites.

 

That was over two years ago, and tomorrow she is dropping off her two boys for us to babysit.

She’s fine.

 

So, what was it that affected her miraculous healing?

Without a doubt, it was the power of prayer coupled

with sacrifices made by meaningful friends and relatives.

Matthew 17:21.

[March retreat in Atlanta]

[Michael Brown Special Reports]

[Books written by Michael Brown]

 

ShareTweeteMail

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: prayer

New Release! The Visions of Blessed Veronica of Milan

Special Report: AMAZING IMAGES, PHOTOS

New! Consecration to the Holy Family

Near-Death Experiences!

Our thanks!

  • Spirit Daily is sustained by books, ‘special reports,’  and your kind donations! By mail: 11 Walter  Place, Palm Coast, Fl. 32164. Thank you!

Categories

Recent Posts

  • What’s In A Name? Possibly Plenty
  • The Mood That Lingers: Ghosts In Silent Hearts
  • Your Mission Is Your True Self
  • Seer From Syria Speaks
  • Powerful Book Issued By Exorcist
  • Who Might Be Peter The Roman?

ARCHIVES

Tags

abuse afterlife angel angels apparition Apparitions Catholic church demons devil Donald Trump evil exorcism exorcist Fatima fire God Guadalupe healing Heaven Jesus Kibeho Lourdes mail mail archives mailbag Maria Esperanza Mary Medjugorje miracle miracles near-death occult Padre Pio pope Pope Francis prayer prophecy signs signs of the times statue Trump UFOs Vatican Virgin Mary