title: Pastoral counseling and petitionary prayer.
abstract: Petitionary prayer is a valid and often-used form of prayer among religious people. Not infrequently, pastoral counselors find themselves praying for clients. This article explores the pastoral counselor's use of petitionary prayer, experientially and theologically, and attempts to locate its meaning within the healing enterprise.
authors.affiliation: Boston University, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Morgan