sick

The Prayer of Faith

13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faithwill make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Lord, You know all things. You know that Isabel has a cold, and that I had to miss BSF because of it. You know that the orthodontist office made it hard to change her appointment. You know this makes me angry, and I get frustrated. We are going to the orthodontist anyway.

Life's little inconveniences are frustrating, but not earth-shaking. Isabel will have a lifetime of them in front of her. She is not being asked to go without a meal, or endure surgery. It's 30 minutes in a chair, and I can accept this.

I pray that I've made the right decision, and if I didn't, that You would make that clear and change things. Prayer is powerful and effective, according to Your word.

I pray for Betsy, my BSF partner, who's been left in the lurch. I didn't like her at first, and I like her a lot these days. This may be the result of prayer to You. I pray now for Betsy, that You would enable her to lead once again, and that it won't be too hard.

I set Isabel before You and pray for her healing. I pray that You'll protect Lily from this virus. In BSF, they pray for Your protection over leaders' children, so I pray to You now, because You are involved and loving and care about every single one of Your children. 

I pray for children who are very sick, with illnesses that will not go away in a few days. I pray fervently for their healing, and for peace for their parents, and for the discernment of their doctors. Lord, You can grant peace. May You grant it to the many suffering people who need help. Show me how I might help those people in my vicinity that need help.

I am a sinner, but You are magnificent and omnipotent and in charge. I pray that You'll fill me with Your empathy for others and the power to help them.

I pray for the Moultons, and especially for Hannah, that You would bring them peace, and that Isabel and Hannah could reach some kind of accord that works for all of us.

In Your son's name I pray,

Amen