We lift up this precious mother to the Lord, grateful for the fulfilling life she has lived and the legacy of faith she has built. Father, we come before You with heavy hearts, acknowledging that pain is a burden no one should have to bear, yet we know that even in suffering, Your will is perfect and Your grace is sufficient.
Lord, we ask for Your healing touch upon her. If it is Your will, bring relief to her pain here on earth—guide the hands of her doctors, grant them wisdom to uncover the source of her suffering, and provide the treatments that will restore her comfort. We trust in Your promise in Psalm 34:18-19, "Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all."
Yet, Father, we also surrender to Your sovereign plan. If her time on earth is drawing to a close, we pray for the peace that surpasses all understanding to guard her heart and mind in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7). May she feel Your presence in a tangible way, knowing that to be absent from the body is to be present with You (2 Corinthians 5:8). Comfort her family as they walk this difficult path, reminding them that You are close to the brokenhearted and save those crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18).
We rebuke the spirit of fear and despair in this situation, declaring that Your love casts out all fear (1 John 4:18). Strengthen this family’s faith, Lord, and help them to trust in Your goodness even when the road is hard. May they find hope in Your Word, which assures us that all things work together for good for those who love You and are called according to Your purpose (Romans 8:28).
Father, we thank You for the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ, the only name by which we can be saved (Acts 4:12). If this dear mother does not yet know You as her Lord and Savior, we pray that she would come to faith in Jesus, who bore our sins on the cross so that we might have life everlasting (John 3:16). May she experience the fullness of Your love and the hope of heaven.
We pray all these things in the mighty name of Jesus, our Healer, our Comforter, and our Redeemer. Amen.