Dear God,
We come to You today seeking Your healing and restoration for our family. We know that You are the Great Physician and that no problem is too big for You to handle. We ask that You would bring physical healing to any members of our family who are suffering from illness or injury.
We also pray for emotional and spiritual healing. Where there are divisions or strained relationships within our family, we ask that You would bring reconciliation and peace. Help us to forgive one another and to speak words of love and grace to one another.
We know that You have a perfect plan for our family and that You can use even the difficult circumstances we face for good. Help us to trust in You and to rely on You as our rock and our salvation.
We ask all of these things in the powerful name of Jesus. Amen.
Suggested Bible Readings
James 5:16 ESV
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Proverbs 17:22 ESV
A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Colossians 3:13 ESV
bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Philippians 2:3-4 ESV
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
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