There is power in the Word and its ability to promote hope, authenticity, truth, love, and change. Rhēma-Therapy was created with the whole person in mind---integrating a biblical worldview with a holistic approach to counseling. Rhēma (pronounced hray'-mah) is a Greek word that means an utterance (individually, collectively, or specifically) on a particular matter or topic. Thayer's Greek Definitions define the word as something that has been uttered, in either the past or the present, by a living entity. The first time Rhēma is used in the New Testament is during Jesus' forty days in the wilderness. After being tempted, Jesus responds: ...It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word (Rhēma) that proceeds out of the mouth of God.' (Matthew 4:4, HBFV) (Source: Biblestudy.org).