I absolutely believe in the power of prayer. You see, my wrist was broken so badly, the surgeon was not sure it would heal correctly. My church (and I, of course) were praying that God would give my surgeon skill and knowledge to do the right thing. And after the surgery, we all prayed it would be completely healed because we really did not know. Now, my surgeon was not a believer, but I'm quite certain he knew that divine intervention took place. God has given us many resources to improve our lives here on earth. That is not to discount the power of prayer, but when we have modern medicine at our disposal, I think it's a waste of the resources God gave us to not take advantage of them.