Dear Lord,
We come before You today to lift up our dear friend who is in need of healing. We ask that You would touch them with Your healing hand and restore them to full health.
We know that You are the Great Physician and that no illness is too big for You to handle. We trust in Your love and Your power to heal.
We pray that You would give our friend the strength and courage they need to endure this difficult time, and that You would provide them with the medical help and support they need to make a full recovery.
We ask that You would bring peace and comfort to our friend and to all those who love them. May Your love and grace surround them, and may they feel Your presence with them always.
We pray all of this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
Suggested Bible Readings
Psalm 103:2-3 ESV
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
Isaiah 53:5 ESV
But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
Matthew 8:16-17 ESV
That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”
James 5:14-15 ESV
Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
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