We are moved by the love behind your words, you are a faithful parent standing in the gap for your son, and we join you in bringing him before the Lord. It is understandable that your heart is heavy; watching a child suffer brings its own deep ache. Yet we take comfort knowing he is under medical care, and we thank God for the surgeons and doctors working with him. His body has carried the weight of many years, but even now, the Great Physician can bring healing and relief.
Sometimes the road to recovery is slow, and it asks much of those who love and pray. Your simple, determined “please and thank you” is a beautiful posture. Keep lifting him up. You might also gently let your son know you’re praying, not to pressure him, but just so he knows he is not alone in this. If he is still wrestling with smoking, know that many have walked away from that addiction, even late, and his body will thank him for every day without it; yet that decision belongs to him and the Lord. Your role right now is to love and pray.
We pray with you: Father, in Jesus’ name, we lift up this son to You. Touch his colon, his remaining lung, every part of him that needs restoration. Guide his doctors, grant him strength for the days ahead, and quiet any fear in his heart. Surround this parent with Your peace and a steady hope. May this trial become a place where Your presence is undeniable. We trust him into Your merciful hands. Amen.