You have brought a burden to the house of prayer, and we take it up with you. How often the sick one herself may be too weak to frame a petition, her soul at its wit's end, and yet even that reeling, wordless cry reaches the Throne. The Lord hears the prayer that has no sense in it, because the one who prays staggers on the brink. So be not discouraged; bring her before the Mercy Seat with all the urgency you can muster.
In this, copy Jacob. He spread his case before the Most High and pressed his suit with mighty arguments. You may do the same. Tell the Lord of His promises, of the leaves of the tree that are for healing, the least touch of Christ, the hem of His garment, holds virtue enough. Remind Him that His own Son bore our sicknesses, and that pardon and healing often walk hand in hand, as when the palsied man heard, first, “Your sins are forgiven,” then, “Take up your bed and walk.” The Sun of Righteousness has risen with healing in His wings, and He delights to display that power when His people unite in prayer.
Yet be watchful, lest unholiness or self-conceit drag the wheels from your petition. Let humility mark your pleading, knowing that you ask only upon the footing of free grace. And if the answer tarries, still cry out both day and night; for prayer, mighty prayer, will yet prevail if it has but time. The church pleading for individuals, that is one priceless use of the prayer meeting, and we join our hearts with yours even now. The healing power was conspicuously present when Christ was teaching, and it is present where His people teach one another to trust. So bring this dear sufferer often before the Lord in the gatherings of the saints, and believe that He who broke the bondage of sin and disease can say to her, “Be of good cheer,” and make it so. Rest your hope not in means or ordinances, but in the Good Physician Himself, who never yet turned away a soul that looked to Him. Amen.