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We join with you in asking our Heavenly Father for relief from pain and for peaceful, restorative sleep in Jesus' name, and we thank you for coming to Him through Jesus for this need.
We know how wearying pain can be and how it steals rest from both body and soul, but we take comfort that our God neither slumbers nor sleeps and He watches over His children with tender care. It is written in Psalm 4:8, I will both lay me down and sleep in peace, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety. And in Psalm 127:2, It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones. Jesus Himself invites us in Matthew 11:28, Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. We are encouraged that He heals and He gives rest to those who trust in Him.
We pray together for you now. Father in heaven, we lift up this dear one to You in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son. You see the pain that afflicts their body and the restlessness that troubles their nights. We ask for Your healing hand to touch them and bring relief according to Your perfect will, for You are the One who heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds as promised in Psalm 147:3. We ask that You quiet their mind and heart, that You guard them with Your peace which surpasses all understanding as spoken of in Philippians 4:7, and that You grant deep, uninterrupted, and restorative sleep. Let them lie down in Your safety and awaken refreshed and renewed in strength to serve You. We cast all anxiety on You because You care for us, as taught in 1 Peter 5:7, and we trust You to sustain them through this trial. We ask all of this in the mighty and merciful name of Jesus, amen.
We encourage you to continue to bring every care before Him each evening, to pray and give thanks even in this hardship, and to rest in His promises. May you meditate on His Word as you lie down and remember that He is near, that He loves you, and that He will give strength and peace as you wait on Him.
We know how wearying pain can be and how it steals rest from both body and soul, but we take comfort that our God neither slumbers nor sleeps and He watches over His children with tender care. It is written in Psalm 4:8, I will both lay me down and sleep in peace, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety. And in Psalm 127:2, It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones. Jesus Himself invites us in Matthew 11:28, Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. We are encouraged that He heals and He gives rest to those who trust in Him.
We pray together for you now. Father in heaven, we lift up this dear one to You in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son. You see the pain that afflicts their body and the restlessness that troubles their nights. We ask for Your healing hand to touch them and bring relief according to Your perfect will, for You are the One who heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds as promised in Psalm 147:3. We ask that You quiet their mind and heart, that You guard them with Your peace which surpasses all understanding as spoken of in Philippians 4:7, and that You grant deep, uninterrupted, and restorative sleep. Let them lie down in Your safety and awaken refreshed and renewed in strength to serve You. We cast all anxiety on You because You care for us, as taught in 1 Peter 5:7, and we trust You to sustain them through this trial. We ask all of this in the mighty and merciful name of Jesus, amen.
We encourage you to continue to bring every care before Him each evening, to pray and give thanks even in this hardship, and to rest in His promises. May you meditate on His Word as you lie down and remember that He is near, that He loves you, and that He will give strength and peace as you wait on Him.
Thank you for sharing this with us. Wanting relief from pain and a night of peaceful, restorative sleep is such a deep and human need, and we hear how wearying this season has been for you.
We are holding you in prayer, asking God to meet you in these long nights and to give you comfort and strength for each day. We know how pain and poor sleep can wear on every part of life, body, mind and spirit, and you do not have to carry this alone.
Alongside prayer, if you have not already, we gently encourage you to let a trusted doctor or clinician know what you are experiencing with the pain and sleep. They can listen, help sort out what may be contributing, and walk with you toward next steps, while we continue to pray for wisdom and care for you.
Father, we lift our friend to You tonight. You see the pain and the sleepless hours and the longing for rest. Please bring relief as You see fit, calm the body and mind, and grant peaceful, restorative sleep. Give wisdom to those caring for them and remind them they are held and not alone. In Jesus' name, amen.
We are holding you in prayer, asking God to meet you in these long nights and to give you comfort and strength for each day. We know how pain and poor sleep can wear on every part of life, body, mind and spirit, and you do not have to carry this alone.
Alongside prayer, if you have not already, we gently encourage you to let a trusted doctor or clinician know what you are experiencing with the pain and sleep. They can listen, help sort out what may be contributing, and walk with you toward next steps, while we continue to pray for wisdom and care for you.
Father, we lift our friend to You tonight. You see the pain and the sleepless hours and the longing for rest. Please bring relief as You see fit, calm the body and mind, and grant peaceful, restorative sleep. Give wisdom to those caring for them and remind them they are held and not alone. In Jesus' name, amen.
The Encourager
The Encourager
May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!
Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.
God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your request for relief from pain and for peaceful, restorative sleep has been heard, and we bring it before the Lord with you in prayer.
We are reminded that sleep is the gift of God. We think that we lay our heads upon our pillows and compose our bodies in a peaceful posture and therefore we naturally and necessarily sleep, but it is not so. The Scripture says, so he giveth his beloved sleep. It is not merely nature but grace, not merely habit but the loving hand of our Father, that grants rest to the weary.
What a blessing sleep is to this poor, weary frame and to the throbbing brain. It is a means of refreshment by the recruiting of our exhausted strength to fit us for a fresh exercise of our faculties when we awake. When night follows night and there has been no sleep, we cry, Oh that I could sleep, and we regard it as a heavy trial. The Lord knows this trial, and He knows the pain that keeps you waking. He is not as those who have seldom known illness and feel little sympathy, for He went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed, and His eyes were always quick to spy out the lame and the suffering, and His hands were always stretched out for their relief.
We pray that our gracious God will lay His healing hand upon you, that He will ease your pain and grant you the sleep of contentment and the sleep of security which the Christian may enjoy. May He give you to lie down in peace and sleep, for He alone maketh you to dwell in safety. May He quiet your thoughts, calm your body, and recruit your strength, that you may awake refreshed to serve Him with renewed vigor.
And while we ask for this present mercy, we look also to the perfect restoration that is to come, when God shall wipe away all tears from our eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed away. Until that day, may you sleep in Jesus, kept in His love, and find that even in suffering you are still His beloved, to whom He giveth sleep.
We commend you to the Lord who neither slumbers nor sleeps in His watch over you, and we ask all this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who is our rest and our healer. Amen.
We are reminded that sleep is the gift of God. We think that we lay our heads upon our pillows and compose our bodies in a peaceful posture and therefore we naturally and necessarily sleep, but it is not so. The Scripture says, so he giveth his beloved sleep. It is not merely nature but grace, not merely habit but the loving hand of our Father, that grants rest to the weary.
What a blessing sleep is to this poor, weary frame and to the throbbing brain. It is a means of refreshment by the recruiting of our exhausted strength to fit us for a fresh exercise of our faculties when we awake. When night follows night and there has been no sleep, we cry, Oh that I could sleep, and we regard it as a heavy trial. The Lord knows this trial, and He knows the pain that keeps you waking. He is not as those who have seldom known illness and feel little sympathy, for He went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed, and His eyes were always quick to spy out the lame and the suffering, and His hands were always stretched out for their relief.
We pray that our gracious God will lay His healing hand upon you, that He will ease your pain and grant you the sleep of contentment and the sleep of security which the Christian may enjoy. May He give you to lie down in peace and sleep, for He alone maketh you to dwell in safety. May He quiet your thoughts, calm your body, and recruit your strength, that you may awake refreshed to serve Him with renewed vigor.
And while we ask for this present mercy, we look also to the perfect restoration that is to come, when God shall wipe away all tears from our eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed away. Until that day, may you sleep in Jesus, kept in His love, and find that even in suffering you are still His beloved, to whom He giveth sleep.
We commend you to the Lord who neither slumbers nor sleeps in His watch over you, and we ask all this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who is our rest and our healer. Amen.
Jonathan_M
Beloved of All
I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.
Chrysostom
Beloved of All
We have heard your request and we join you in prayer for relief from pain and for peaceful, restorative sleep in the name of Jesus.
We pray that the Lord who keeps Israel and neither slumbers nor sleeps will keep you through the night, watching over you when you cannot watch over yourself. Scripture teaches that night is given as a haven and sleep as a medicine for our wounds, a gift bound into our nature by God in His care for us when we are weary and worn down by pain and grief. We ask Him to grant you that gift fully.
May God ease your pain, quiet your body and mind, and hand your soul over to calm and healing rest. May He lift the anxieties and troubles that press upon you and guard your heart so that you may lie down in safety and rise restored. We pray that even as you sleep, you will rest in the knowledge that Christ is near, that He has borne our sufferings, and that His mercy is new every morning.
We continue to lift you up, asking for His healing touch, His peace that guards heart and mind, and for nights of deep, undisturbed sleep and days renewed with strength. In Jesus name, amen.
We pray that the Lord who keeps Israel and neither slumbers nor sleeps will keep you through the night, watching over you when you cannot watch over yourself. Scripture teaches that night is given as a haven and sleep as a medicine for our wounds, a gift bound into our nature by God in His care for us when we are weary and worn down by pain and grief. We ask Him to grant you that gift fully.
May God ease your pain, quiet your body and mind, and hand your soul over to calm and healing rest. May He lift the anxieties and troubles that press upon you and guard your heart so that you may lie down in safety and rise restored. We pray that even as you sleep, you will rest in the knowledge that Christ is near, that He has borne our sufferings, and that His mercy is new every morning.
We continue to lift you up, asking for His healing touch, His peace that guards heart and mind, and for nights of deep, undisturbed sleep and days renewed with strength. In Jesus name, amen.
Silas
Beloved of All
Thank you for sharing this need so honestly. Pain that lingers through the night is especially wearying, and when sleep will not come the hours can feel very long. God sees that struggle and He cares about both the pain you feel in your body and the rest your soul needs.
Scripture shows us that Jesus is deeply moved by our pain and weakness. He is our great high priest who is touched with what we feel, and when He saw the sorrow and suffering that comes into human lives He wept. He understands sleeplessness and hurt, and He draws near to comfort. He also is like a shepherd who lies across the entrance where His sheep sleep, so that nothing can reach them without passing by Him. To be His is to be kept, even in the night. In another place God promises His people that they will dwell safely and sleep in peace, and that He will send showers of blessing in their season. And long ago a weary traveler who laid down to sleep with only a stone for a pillow was given a dream of a ladder set between earth and heaven with the Lord standing above it, a reminder that heaven is open and God is present with His people even in lonely, sleepless places.
I am praying for you now that the Lord will bring relief from pain and grant you peaceful, restorative sleep. May He ease what hurts in your body, quiet your mind and heart, and let you lie down in safety under His watch. As you sleep, may He keep you, and when you awake may you sense His presence and strength renewed.
Father, in the name of Jesus I lift up this dear one to You. You know the pain that has made sleep difficult. Touch the body with Your healing and calming hand, take away what hinders rest, and give the gift of deep and refreshing sleep. Let Your peace guard heart and mind through the night, and let Your goodness be felt in the morning with renewed strength. We trust Your care and Your love, and we ask this through Jesus our Lord, amen.
Scripture shows us that Jesus is deeply moved by our pain and weakness. He is our great high priest who is touched with what we feel, and when He saw the sorrow and suffering that comes into human lives He wept. He understands sleeplessness and hurt, and He draws near to comfort. He also is like a shepherd who lies across the entrance where His sheep sleep, so that nothing can reach them without passing by Him. To be His is to be kept, even in the night. In another place God promises His people that they will dwell safely and sleep in peace, and that He will send showers of blessing in their season. And long ago a weary traveler who laid down to sleep with only a stone for a pillow was given a dream of a ladder set between earth and heaven with the Lord standing above it, a reminder that heaven is open and God is present with His people even in lonely, sleepless places.
I am praying for you now that the Lord will bring relief from pain and grant you peaceful, restorative sleep. May He ease what hurts in your body, quiet your mind and heart, and let you lie down in safety under His watch. As you sleep, may He keep you, and when you awake may you sense His presence and strength renewed.
Father, in the name of Jesus I lift up this dear one to You. You know the pain that has made sleep difficult. Touch the body with Your healing and calming hand, take away what hinders rest, and give the gift of deep and refreshing sleep. Let Your peace guard heart and mind through the night, and let Your goodness be felt in the morning with renewed strength. We trust Your care and Your love, and we ask this through Jesus our Lord, amen.
Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer. We have continued to lift you before the Lord specifically asking for relief from pain and for peaceful restorative sleep. We have asked Him to ease your body, to quiet your mind and to grant you deep uninterrupted rest.
We take comfort in the promise of Psalm 4:8 that He gives His beloved sleep and makes us to dwell in safety, and we have claimed that promise over you.
If the Lord has granted you relief and peaceful sleep, please post a praise report and let us all know so we may rejoice with you. If your request does not seem to have been answered and you are still struggling with pain or sleeplessness, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer. We want to keep standing with you and bringing your need before the throne of grace.
May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son Jesus Christ. We pray that He will touch your body with healing, calm every anxious thought and fill your nights with quiet restorative sleep in Jesus name amen
We take comfort in the promise of Psalm 4:8 that He gives His beloved sleep and makes us to dwell in safety, and we have claimed that promise over you.
If the Lord has granted you relief and peaceful sleep, please post a praise report and let us all know so we may rejoice with you. If your request does not seem to have been answered and you are still struggling with pain or sleeplessness, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer. We want to keep standing with you and bringing your need before the throne of grace.
May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son Jesus Christ. We pray that He will touch your body with healing, calm every anxious thought and fill your nights with quiet restorative sleep in Jesus name amen
