Have you ever been confused or hurt by wrong thinking about healing?
‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ John 9:2
Healing Lord,
Thank you for the compassion
you show the sick and those who need healing.
Correct wrong assumptions about sickness and healing.
Sadly, too many of us have been told
that if we just had enough faith,
or that if we got rid of the sin in our lives,
we or our loved ones would be healed.
You spoke directly to this harmful assumption,
when you corrected your disciples,
saying, “It was not that this man sinned,
or his parents,
but that the works of God
might be displayed in him” (John 9:3).
May we remember that you did not choose
to heal all of the sick and lame
on this earth,
only some.
In the case of the apostle Paul,
he prayed three times
that the thorn in his flesh would be removed,
but you responded,
“My grace is sufficient for you,
for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9).
Lord, help us to trust you with our broken bodies,
whether you choose to heal now,
later,
or in eternity.
How we look forward to the day you return,
for then you will truly heal and restore
our broken bodies forever.
Amen.
Read John 9:1-41; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10.
