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Divine Physician, I come to you with a heart full of care and concern for my family member, [name]. They need your help and your healing, your strength and your grace. I place them in your trustworthy hands.
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Jesus, you know what it is like to suffer. Look with kindness and compassion on [name] in their pain. Draw near to them, surround them with your peace and love. Guide the minds and hands of the doctors who will work to cure them. Bring about their complete and total healing in mind, body, and spirit.
Listen
Martha and Mary called on you when their brother Lazarus was sick. They knew you could heal him. At his tomb, you wept. And then you raised him from the dead (John 11:1-44). Martha and Mary were right: you can bring healing anywhere.
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God, I am worried for [name]. It is hard to watch someone you love suffer. It takes patience and resilience to accompany them in their sickness. Give me the grace I need to care for them well. To walk with them on this journey, to trust in your loving providence and presence.
Reflect
In the coming days, when things feel uncertain, remind me of your healing power. Open my eyes to see you at work in our lives. Open my ears to hear your comforting voice. Open my heart to sense your care and concern. Holding me and [name] in the palm of your hands.
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