A Prayer for Those Who Fight Disease

Almighty God,

We lift up friends, family, and strangers, 

any who are fighting COVID, cancer, or other dread diseases.

Bring rest to their bodies as they fight off destructive invaders

that seek to do them harm,

bring clarity to their minds as they face

a dizzying array of medical procedures and medicinal protocols,

bring hope to their hearts

as they fend off the despair

that can envelop us when our bodies languish.

As our friends and family must suffer alone in hospital rooms

due to COVID,

bring the soothing of your Spirit

and the comfort of your faithful presence.

Draw our eyes to see Jesus, the best doctor,

ministering his merciful healing

to bodies, minds, hearts, and souls.

In his healing name. Amen.

Read Psalm 107:1-21.