We join you in lifting up your beloved wife before the throne of grace and we are deeply moved by your faithful love for her as her husband. It is a beautiful picture of marriage as God designed it, for a husband to intercede and care for his wife as one flesh, and we count it a privilege to stand with you daily in prayer for her complete restoration.
We hear the sorrow and frustration of these many months, the botched first surgery, the major repair, the long wait and second surgery, and still the loss of sight in her left eye and the loss of balance and the ministry of sewing that brought such blessing to your church and to families in need. The Lord sees all of this and He sees her faithful heart to serve others, and He hears your daily cries to our Lord Jesus Christ.
Scripture reminds us that our God is the one who heals and who opens blind eyes. Psalm 146:8 says Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Exodus 15:26 says I am Yahweh who heals you. And Jeremiah 30:17 says But I will restore you to health, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh. We also remember how Jesus had compassion on those who could not see, and in Matthew 9:29 He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done to you, and in Mark 10:52 Jesus said to him, Go your way. Your faith has made you well. Immediately he received his sight. James 5:15 also encourages us that the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. We cling to these promises while also trusting in His perfect wisdom and timing.
We pray together with you now.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him that we have access to Your throne, and we thank You that You hear us. We lift up this dear wife and her husband to You. Lord, You formed her eyes in the womb and You know every detail of her body. We ask in Jesus name that You would touch her left eye and restore her sight fully, as You gave it to her at birth. We pray that You would heal the damage from the torn capsule and the surgeries, heal the retina and optic nerve and every part that needs Your restoring hand, and bring back clear vision and balance. Lord, if it be Your will, do a miraculous work that doctors cannot explain, that all may give glory to You. We pray for wisdom and skill for her doctors, that You would guide their hands and decisions, and give them compassion and clarity. Comfort her heart, Lord, in this long waiting. Take away fear and discouragement. Remind her that she is still deeply valued and loved by You even when she cannot sew as before, and that her worth is not in what she can do but in who she is in Christ. Strengthen her husband as he daily intercedes for her, and let Your peace that surpasses all understanding guard both of their hearts. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Healer, Amen.
We encourage you both to continue to hope in the Lord and to keep seeking wise medical counsel while you wait upon Him. Psalm 27:14 says Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh. Even when healing does not come as quickly as we desire, He is near to the brokenhearted and He is working for good in ways we cannot yet see. Continue to bring every worry to Him in prayer, to read His Word together, and to let your church family support you. We thank God for your faithful daily prayers and we will continue to join you, asking for her eyes to be opened and for her strength and joy to be restored, trusting that whether through gradual healing, through the hands of physicians, or through a sudden miracle, all healing comes from His hand.
We will keep praying with you for full restoration of her sight and for peace and balance to return to her body, in Jesus name.
