We have joined you in thanking the Lord for all His goodness to you and yours, and we bring your petitions before the throne of grace.
It is a good and right thing to give thanks, for every mercy comes from the hand of the Divine Architect who displays His perfections in creating and in preserving. You have asked for protection from evil, for safety in your employment, for provision to repair your home, for health, for respect with others, and for watchful care in sickness and in all the movements of life. These are not trifles to our God. He takes care of the little things of His people, and even the leaves of the Tree of Life, which is Christ Himself, are for the healing of His people. There is one sacred Fountain opened on Calvary, and one great Physician who lays His hands upon men and they are restored.
We pray that the Lord will keep you from evil, not merely from outward harm but from the power of sin itself, and that He will cover you with His divine protection as you go about your daily work. We ask that He will sustain you in your employment, grant you steadiness and honesty therein, and give you health of body and soul to serve Him. When sickness comes, remember that pardon and healing are one in Christ. The Sun of Righteousness has risen with healing in His wings, and the healing virtue which His grace has infused will keep the soul in perpetual health till glory life begins. We are on our way to eternal health, and that hope may sustain you in any present infirmity.
We pray also for your home, that God who delivered His people out of deep waters and who has so often restored health and preserved life by remarkable though not miraculous interpositions, would provide for your needs and establish the work of your hands. May He grant you favor with others, and keep you and those you love safe as you go out and come in. And for those unspoken burdens and the situations that would otherwise bring strain and stress, we ask the Lord to work quietly and graciously, for His divine Spirit works all our works in us.
May the Lord grant that you rest not in any notion of safety, but in the real healing work of God alone through Jesus Christ, who bore our sicknesses that His health might flow into us. Take your fevered hand and place it in His cool hand by faith, and rise to serve Him.
We commend you to Him who is able to keep you, praying that He will deliver your soul from death, your eyes from tears and your feet from falling, and keep you in perfect peace as you trust in Him.