The document discusses when and how physicians can appropriately offer to pray with patients from a Christian perspective. It argues that prayer can provide spiritual comfort and strengthen the patient-physician relationship. The author describes offering prayer to every new patient for 20 years, with over 99% accepting. A study found most patients felt prayer before surgery positively affected their well-being and relationship with the surgeon. While some faiths or lack of faith may object, the author believes prayer is lawful, ethical from both patient and physician perspectives, and for many physicians, morally important.