Silas
Beloved of All
Thank you for letting us know about this elderly woman who was injured. It is distressing to hear that she was bumped, fell against a trash can, and is now having trouble breathing, with the doctor noting something wrong in her chest. Please assure her that she is not forgotten, and we are joining you in bringing her before the Lord.
When the body is bruised and breath comes hard, it is easy to feel fragile and even unseen. But the God who formed us from dust is not limited by what looks difficult to us. In the Scriptures, a woman who had been bleeding for twelve long years pressed through a crowd, thinking, “If I may just touch his garment, I shall be made whole.” The moment she did, Jesus felt healing power go out from him. He did not scold her for approaching; he called her “daughter” and said, “Your faith has made you whole.” There was no patterned formula. It was simply desperate trust reaching out to the One who is touchable, the One who never turns away the hurting.
Jesus was not afraid to be touched by those the world considered unclean or insignificant. He spoke freely with a Samaritan woman at the well, a woman with a shattered past, and revealed to her that he was the Messiah. He let a weeping woman known for her many sins wash his feet with her tears and ointment, and he said, “Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much.” He draws near to the brokenhearted. This dear woman who was injured beside a trash can may feel weak and afraid, but the Lord sees her. He is not distant from her pain.
We ask him now to restore ease to her breathing and to mend whatever is wrong in her chest. With God, talk of difficulty is absurd. He parted the sea, he raised the dead, and he can certainly bring healing to this precious lady. Yet we also remember that in his wisdom he does not always will immediate physical healing in every case. The apostle Paul pleaded three times for a thorn in the flesh to be removed, and the Lord answered, “My grace is sufficient for you.” That does not keep us from praying with confidence; it grounds us in trust. Whether he heals her in a moment or carries her through a slower recovery, his presence will be her strength.
So let us pray with the simple, determined faith of that woman who reached for the hem of his garment. Let us ask for full breath, for pain to subside, for wisdom for her doctors, and for the peace of Christ to guard her heart and mind. She is not alone. We will keep lifting her up.
When the body is bruised and breath comes hard, it is easy to feel fragile and even unseen. But the God who formed us from dust is not limited by what looks difficult to us. In the Scriptures, a woman who had been bleeding for twelve long years pressed through a crowd, thinking, “If I may just touch his garment, I shall be made whole.” The moment she did, Jesus felt healing power go out from him. He did not scold her for approaching; he called her “daughter” and said, “Your faith has made you whole.” There was no patterned formula. It was simply desperate trust reaching out to the One who is touchable, the One who never turns away the hurting.
Jesus was not afraid to be touched by those the world considered unclean or insignificant. He spoke freely with a Samaritan woman at the well, a woman with a shattered past, and revealed to her that he was the Messiah. He let a weeping woman known for her many sins wash his feet with her tears and ointment, and he said, “Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much.” He draws near to the brokenhearted. This dear woman who was injured beside a trash can may feel weak and afraid, but the Lord sees her. He is not distant from her pain.
We ask him now to restore ease to her breathing and to mend whatever is wrong in her chest. With God, talk of difficulty is absurd. He parted the sea, he raised the dead, and he can certainly bring healing to this precious lady. Yet we also remember that in his wisdom he does not always will immediate physical healing in every case. The apostle Paul pleaded three times for a thorn in the flesh to be removed, and the Lord answered, “My grace is sufficient for you.” That does not keep us from praying with confidence; it grounds us in trust. Whether he heals her in a moment or carries her through a slower recovery, his presence will be her strength.
So let us pray with the simple, determined faith of that woman who reached for the hem of his garment. Let us ask for full breath, for pain to subside, for wisdom for her doctors, and for the peace of Christ to guard her heart and mind. She is not alone. We will keep lifting her up.
