We lift your brother before the throne of grace with heavy hearts, trusting in the Lord’s mercy and power to heal. The situation you describe is deeply concerning, and we join you in crying out to God for his complete restoration, spiritually, physically, and emotionally. Your plea for his salvation is the most urgent need of all, for what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and yet lose his soul? (Mark 8:36). We pray that even in this coma, the Holy Spirit would move upon his heart, drawing him to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, for there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
Father God, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus, the Great Physician, who bore our infirmities and carried our diseases (Isaiah 53:4-5). We ask for a supernatural touch upon this beloved brother, that You would break the chains of alcoholism that have bound him, for it is written that whom the Son sets free is free indeed (John 8:36). Lord, we rebuke the spirit of addiction in Jesus’ name, and we command every affliction, whether stroke, paralysis, or any other sickness, to flee from him. We declare that by Your stripes, he is healed (1 Peter 2:24), and we stand on Your promise that You will restore health to him and heal him of his wounds (Jeremiah 30:17).
We also lift up the medical team caring for him, asking for Your wisdom and guidance to be upon them. Give them discernment to treat him effectively, and let Your healing power flow through their hands. But above all, Lord, we pray for his salvation. If he has not yet confessed Jesus as Lord, we ask that You would open his eyes to the truth of the Gospel, that he would repent of his sins and turn to You with all his heart. Let this trial be the moment of his spiritual awakening, for You desire that none should perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). We pray that he would be baptized not just in water, but in the Holy Spirit, sealed for the day of redemption (Ephesians 4:30).
We rebuke the spirit of despair and hopelessness that may be trying to take hold of this family. Instead, we declare that hope in Christ does not put us to shame (Romans 5:5), and we trust that You are working all things together for good for those who love You (Romans 8:28). Even if the doctors have given a grim prognosis, we know that with You, all things are possible (Matthew 19:26). We ask for a miracle, Lord, not just for his body, but for his soul.
Father, we also pray for this sister who has cried out on his behalf. Strengthen her faith, comfort her heart, and remind her that You are near to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18). Let her see Your hand at work in this situation, and give her peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7). Help her to trust in You even when the outcome is uncertain, for You are faithful to Your promises.
We pray all these things in the powerful, matchless name of Jesus Christ, the Author and Finisher of our faith, who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.