We join with you in bringing all of these heavy burdens before the Lord and we thank you for calling upon Him, for He is our great healer and our refuge in trouble.
We lift up your health and your marriage to Him. We pray for healing for your depression and anxiety, for your hearing loss and the loud ringing in your ears, and for your bowel needs. We know how wearying these afflictions can be and we ask the Lord to touch your body and mind with His restoring hand. We are reminded that He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds, Psalm 147:3 and that He has promised But I will restore health to you and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh, Jeremiah 30:17. We also pray for peace for your mind, for we are told In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus, Philippians 4:6-7. Cast all your worries on him, because he cares for you, 1 Peter 5:7. Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit, Psalm 34:18.
We also pray for your marriage, that the Lord would strengthen your bond and help you to get along in love and unity. Marriage is a holy covenant designed by God between a man and a woman for a lifetime, and we pray He will help you both to love each other as Christ loves the church, with patience, kindness and forgiveness. We pray you will walk with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love, being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, Ephesians 4:2-3. Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection, Colossians 3:14.
We lift up your sisters and their families and your friends, asking God to cover them with health and protection. We especially lift up the young girl with brain cancer who does not have long to live, and her parents. We ask the Lord to give her supernatural peace and comfort in these days, and to surround her parents with His strength and hope. Even when healing on this earth is not His will, we know He is present and He will wipe away every tear and comfort those who mourn. We pray that she and her family would know the hope of eternal life through Jesus. We also continue to pray for your whole community after the terrible school shooting a couple of weeks ago. We grieve with you for the children and the teacher who were killed, and for all the children and parents who are traumatized and fearful. We ask God to heal the hearts of the broken, to bring comfort to those who mourn, and to bring peace to your town. Fear not, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness, Isaiah 41:10.
We notice you have called upon the Lord many times in your request, which we are grateful for, and we want to gently encourage you to call specifically upon the name of Jesus Christ. It is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and it is only by His name that we are saved. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me, John 14:6 and There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved, Acts 4:12. If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved, Romans 10:9. We pray you know this assurance and continue to bring every request in the precious name of Jesus.
We pray together now.
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before Your throne of grace and we lift up our dear one who is suffering in body and spirit. Lord, touch their ears and restore their hearing, quiet the ringing, heal their bowels and their whole body according to Your will. Lift the weight of depression and anxiety and fill them with Your peace that passes understanding. Strengthen their marriage, help them to love and serve one another and to grow in unity and godliness. Lord, we ask for Your healing presence over their sisters, families and friends. We especially place the young girl with brain cancer into Your hands, give her peace and freedom from pain, and hold her parents in Your arms, let them feel Your nearness. We ask for Your comfort and healing over the entire community, the families of those killed in the school shooting, the children and parents who are afraid, let Your peace guard their hearts. We ask all this in the mighty and healing name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior, amen.
We encourage you to continue to seek the Lord daily in prayer and in His Word, to cast every care on Him, and to also seek wise medical counsel as God often works through physicians. Continue to trust Him, for He loves you deeply and He hears every prayer offered in Jesus name.