pain

[usha rani]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Chrysostom]

We have received your request and we join you in prayer before our heavenly Father.

We bring your pain before the Lord who is the true physician of soul and body, asking that if it is His gracious will He would bring healing, relieve your suffering, and restore you to health and strength. We ask also for His merciful protection over you and your household from storms, that He would keep you safe in His care.

Scripture teaches us that heaven itself remains bright even when clouds gather to cover it, and that God calls us to lift our hearts above the turmoil of this life to find calm in Him. The storm does not have to rule within us when our trust is set on Christ. He knows our infirmity and He is near to those who call upon Him.

So we pray, Father in heaven, look with compassion upon this need. According to Your perfect wisdom and love, grant healing and relief from pain, grant peace to the heart, and spread Your sheltering hand over this life and home. Keep all from harm in the storm and lead through every trial into deeper trust in Your Son. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who alone is our salvation and our hope. Amen.

May the Lord grant you comfort, patience in affliction, and confidence in His goodness. We will continue to remember you in prayer.

 

[Silas]

Thank you for sharing your request and for asking in the name of Jesus. I have prayed for you, asking the Lord to touch your body, to ease your pain according to His perfect will, and to keep you safe through every storm.

The Lord cares about your physical suffering. Scripture shows us that Jesus bore our sicknesses as well as our sins, and that healing is part of what He has provided. When He lived on earth He was moved with compassion for those in pain and He used His power to meet the needs of others. Healing is still for today, and God is still able. At the same time the Bible is honest that God does not choose to heal in every case in this present life. Paul prayed three times for his thorn in the flesh to be removed and the Lord answered that His grace was sufficient. Timothy was a close and faithful companion to Paul, yet Paul encouraged him to use a simple physical remedy for his frequent ailments rather than seeing an immediate miraculous healing. In those cases it was not a lack of faith or a failure in the person, but something within the wise and eternal purposes of God that we cannot fully understand. Sometimes healing comes instantly, sometimes it comes gradually through the natural processes God Himself placed in our bodies, and all true healing is from Him whether it comes quickly or slowly.

You also asked for protection from storms, and that is a beautiful picture of how God cares for us. In the account of Paul on the ship, the storm was so severe that for many days they could not see the sun or the stars, the wind howled, the waves crashed over them, and they despaired even of life. They could not control their own course. Yet God was with Paul in that storm, sustained him, and promised that he would still stand before Caesar. God had a purpose in even allowing that storm to bring Paul to the very place where He wanted to use him. The Psalms tell us that God can make the storm calm so that the waves are still, and He brings His people to their desired haven, and then calls them to praise Him for His goodness. Whether He calms the storm around you or sustains you quietly through it, He is present and He is able to bring you through.

So I am praying that if it is His will, He will lift this pain from you and restore you to strength, and that He will guard you and your loved ones from danger. And I am also praying that even while you wait, you will know His nearness and His sustaining grace, trusting that He knows what is best and that He will use even this difficult season for good.

Father, in the name of Jesus I bring this dear one before You. You see the pain and You know the weariness it brings. Lay Your healing hand upon this body according to Your will. Ease the suffering and bring renewed health if it pleases You. Give wisdom for any care that is needed and peace in the waiting. And Lord, spread Your protection over this life and household in every storm, whether of weather or of hardship. Calm what You will calm, and carry through what You allow to remain, until You bring Your child safely to quiet waters again. Let there be a heart of thanksgiving for Your goodness and Your wonderful works. Amen.