Jairus’s Daughter and the Paralytic in Capernaum by Torsten Löfstedt

“… This paper argues that two passages in Mark and Luke can be used to support intercession for the dead: the raising of Jairus's daughter (Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:40–56) and the healing of the paralytic in Capernaum (Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26). …”
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Praying through kenosis by D. T. Williams

“…Even though prayer has been understood as part of a relationship with God, ascribing omniscience to him has been felt to render intercession superfluous. However, understanding God as limiting himself in kenosis for the sake of relating to people, on the one hand, means that prayer is a reality as it really affects God, and changes the future, and, on the other hand, retains the traditional view of God as totally sovereign, which includes his omniscience. …”
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Faire connaissance avec une mulier religiosa dans les Pays-Bas méridionaux du xiiie siècle by Anne-Laure Méril-Bellini delle Stelle

“…Thus, behind the topoi of the reputation of holiness and the divine intercession exerted through them, a range of social practices and of specific relationship emerge as a watermark of these scenes.…”
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S’unir au Prophète. L’expérience matérielle, esthétique et dévotionnelle du Dalā’il al-Khayrāt au Maroc. Approches codicologique et anthropologique by Hiba Abid, Anouk Cohen

“…The Dalā’il al-Khayrāt is part of a well-known tradition of devotional literature in Morocco, available in various genres devoted to the Prophet, such as poetry or collections of prayers and invocations.In these texts, drawn essentially from the Hadiths, prayer for the Prophet is presented as the means par excellence for the one praying to invoke the presence of Muhammad, and to benefit from his power of protection and, above all, his function of intercession on the day of the Last Judgement. This is why the Dalā’il quickly became one of the most popular devotional books in the Sunni Muslim world, and particularly in Morocco. …”
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Health Inequalities in Under-Five Mortality: An Assessment of Empowered Action Group (EAG) States of India by Sarvesh Kumar, Damodar Sahu, Amit Mehto, Ravendra Kumar Sharma

“…**Conclusion:** The results suggested the need to receive various health strategy intercessions in agreement with the instance of ever-changing commitments of economic components to child health disparities in EAG states. …”
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Analysis of the effects of COVID 19 on the operations and sustainability of SMEs in South Western region, Uganda by Arthur, Sunday, Caleb, Tamwesigire, Abanis, Turyahebwa, Siraje, Kaaya, Eliab Mpora, Byamukama

“…The study recommends that the respective government of Uganda authorities and partners offer appropriate liquidity intercessions to support SMEs in handling instant liquidity encounters, to avoid closures and bankruptcies.…”
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