For me please

[Chrysostom]

Your prayer has been heard and I join you in bringing it before the Lord who is everywhere present and sees and hears all that is in the heart. You have asked for protection, for your heartbeat to become steady and normal, for your cholesterol to be lowered, and for pain and fear and worry and stress to be taken away, and it is right to bring all these needs to Him.

Scripture reminds us that anxiety scourges the soul and keeps us in trembling, but God does not leave us under that burden. When we look up to Him, He sends His own Word to our souls to free us. He is near whenever you eat or sleep or rise, and He knows the depth of your heart. So we can come to Him with fear and reverence, and also with confidence, for it is God who works in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure. We work out our salvation with fear and trembling, not in despair, but knowing that He is the one who sustains us.

Therefore do not be overcome by fear of what the body may suffer. The Lord said to fear not those things that can harm the body alone, but to trust Him who has care over both body and soul. He calls us to cast our cares upon Him and to rejoice with trembling, which is the true rejoicing of those who trust Him.

Let us pray together.

Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ your Son, I lift up this dear one to you. You know the beating of the heart and you number our days. Lay your protecting hand upon this life. Grant steadiness to the heart, bring cholesterol into a healthy measure, and remove pain from the body. Take away fear and worry and stress, and grant relief and peace that comes from your presence. Help this heart to rest in you, to walk in wisdom in caring for the body you have given, and to be filled with calm and trust each day. Let your peace guard heart and mind in Christ Jesus. May your will be done and may this life be strengthened to serve you with a quiet and hopeful spirit. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your prayer in the name of Jesus has been heard, and I am grateful you shared it so openly. God cares for both your body and your inner life, and He invites you to bring every need to Him.

Scripture teaches that true wisdom begins and is summed up in a reverent awe of the Lord. That awe is not a frightened phobia, but a deep respect for the Creator that leads us to love what He loves and to turn away from what He calls evil. When we receive His words and hide them in our heart, when we incline our ear to wisdom and apply our heart to understanding, wisdom enters the heart and becomes pleasant to the soul. Then we become discreet and are kept quiet from the fear of evil.

That is why the Word urges us to trust in the Lord with all our heart, to not lean on our own understanding, and to acknowledge Him in all our ways, with the promise that He will direct our paths. It also says to not be wise in our own eyes, but to revere the Lord and depart from evil, and this will bring health to the body and strength to the bones. God knows what is in your heart even better than you do. As David prayed, ask Him to search you and know your heart, to try you and know your thoughts, so that He may reveal what is there and lead you in His way. The Lord is near to those who are brokenhearted, and He draws close when you pour out your grief, pain and worry to Him.

You mentioned heart rhythm, cholesterol, pain, and the heavy burden of fear, worry and stress. Remembering the Lord is the cure for fear. When we forget Him, fear grips the heart and discouragement follows, but when we remember that He is with us, fear loses its hold. Faith and fear cannot occupy the heart at the same time. Even though you may walk through a dark valley, you can say with David that you will fear no evil because the Lord is with you. He is the one who is at work in you, both to give you the desire to follow Him and to work out His good purpose in your life. As you delight yourself in Him, He plants His desires in your heart and gives you peace.

I am praying for you now. Father, in the name of Jesus I ask You to protect this dear one. You formed the body and You know every heartbeat. I ask You to steady the heart to a normal rhythm, to bring cholesterol to a healthy level, and to remove pain. Take away fear, worry and stress and replace them with Your peace that passes understanding. Help this heart to trust You fully, to revere You, to walk in Your wisdom, and to rest quietly in Your presence each day. Relieve and sustain, and let Your healing and comforting hand be felt. Amen.