A Litany of Healing
We pray for those in need of healing this day:
Lord Jesus,
you healed all who came to you in faith and sent forth your disciples to preach
the Gospel and heal the sick:
We
praise and thank you, O God.
God of grace,
you nurture us with a love deeper than we know, and your will for us is healing and salvation;
We
praise and thank you, O God.
God of love,
you enter into our lives, our pain and our brokenness, and you stretch out your
healing hands to us wherever we are;
We
praise and thank you, O God.
Touch and heal
our hearts burdened by anguish, despair and isolation, and set us free through
your love;
Hear
us, and make us whole.
Give
patience, courage, and faith to all who are disabled by injury or sickness;
Hear
us, and make us whole.
Grant
your strengthening presence to all who are about to undergo an operation;
Hear
us, and make us whole.
Sustain
those who face long illness, bearing them up on the wings of faith and courage;
Hear
us, and make us whole.
Comfort and
relieve those who endure continual pain, pouring upon them the sweet balm of
your spirit;
Hear
us, and make us whole.
Grant
us the refreshment of quiet sleep;
Hear
us, and make us whole.
Give your
wisdom in ample measure to doctors and nurses, that with knowledge, skill, and
patience they may minister to the sick;
Hear
us, and make us whole.
Guide
all who search for the causes of sickness and disease;
Hear
us, and make us whole.
Break
the bonds of our imprisonment to fear, compulsion, and addiction;
Hear
us, and make us whole.
Give
us liberty from old hurts and painful memories;
Come
with your healing power, O God.
Fill
us with peace in our grief from separation and loss;
Come
with your healing power, O God.
Work through
all who share in your ministry of healing, and renew us in compassion and
strength;
Come
with your healing power, O God.
God of Strength, you fill us with your presence and send us forth in love and healing among those we meet;
We praise and thank you, O God.
Touch and
soothe our bodies suffering from sickness, injury, and disability, and make us
whole again;
Hear
us, and make us whole.
Touch and heal
our minds from darkness, confusion, and doubt, and fill them with your light;
Come
with your healing power, O God.