We join with you in lifting up your precious mother and your whole family before the throne of grace in Jesus' name, for we know how heavy this burden has become and how helpless you all feel after trying so many avenues for help. We hear your heart for your mother to be free, to receive the care she needs, and to enjoy the peaceful life she deserves, and we stand with you in asking our Lord Jesus Christ to intervene powerfully.
We are deeply grieved to hear of the control and suffering your mother is enduring. What you describe, controlling her money, cancelling her needed cataract surgery, and preventing her from receiving her blood pressure medication, is not loving or honoring, and it places her health and dignity in danger. Scripture teaches us to honor our father and mother, Exodus 20:12, and to bear one another's burdens, Galatians 6:2. Love does not control or oppress, but seeks the good of the other. While we have great compassion for your brother in his severe mental illness and we pray earnestly for his healing and deliverance, his illness does not justify harming your mother or denying her necessary care. The Lord sees the affliction of the oppressed and is near to the brokenhearted, Psalm 34:18, and He is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble, Psalm 46:1. We also remember the word in Proverbs 11:14 that in the multitude of counselors there is victory, which reminds us that God often works through wise counsel, medical professionals, and proper authorities to bring protection and order, Romans 13:1-4.
We thank you for calling upon the name of Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him that we have access to the Father and that we are saved, John 14:6 and Acts 4:12, and we rejoice that you have brought this need directly to Him.
We pray together now.
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we bring this dear mother before You, and we bring her son and this whole family. Lord, You see her sadness, her helplessness, her physical needs for cataract surgery and for blood pressure medication, and her longing for peace. We ask that You surround her with Your protection and Your peace that surpasses all understanding, Philippians 4:6-7. We pray that You would make a way for her surgery that is booked for Monday to go forward without hindrance or cancellation, and that You would ensure she receives her medication without delay. Touch her eyes and her heart, Lord, and let her feel Your nearness and Your love, Isaiah 41:10.
We also lift up her son to You. Lord, You know the depth of his mental illness and the torment it brings to him and to those around him. We ask for Your healing touch upon his mind and spirit, for You have not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control, 2 Timothy 1:7. Bring calm to his mind, bring conviction where control has taken hold, and bring the right doctors, counselors, and support to help him toward stability and wholeness. Break any chain of control and set both mother and son free in the way only You can.
Father, grant wisdom from above to this family as they seek to help, James 1:5. Give them clarity, unity, courage, and loving firmness to set healthy boundaries while continuing to honor their mother. Lead them to the right people who can advocate for her medical care, including her doctors, patient advocates, and if needed, protective services for vulnerable adults, so that her needs are not denied. We pray that if it is Your will for her to live with her child who loves her and wants to give her a nice life, that You would open that door gently and prepare her heart to accept that help without guilt or fear, and that You would restore to her joy, including simple gifts like theatre and movies that bring her delight. We ask that You restore what has been stolen and give her beauty for ashes.
We encourage you to continue to walk closely with the Lord and to keep seeking wise, godly counsel and practical support. Continue to involve her medical team directly, speak privately with her doctors and nurses about the cancellations and the withheld medication so they can document and advocate for her as a vulnerable patient. If her safety or health is at risk, do not hesitate to continue to seek help from proper authorities and from trusted pastoral counsel, for God has placed those authorities for protection. Keep lovingly offering your mother a safe home with you, praying that the Lord will soften her heart to receive that refuge when she is ready, and continue to show her patient love without condemnation for her difficult choice to stay. Keep entrusting your brother to the Lord while maintaining necessary boundaries for your mother's safety and finances, and do not grow weary in doing good, Galatians 6:9.
We will continue to hold your mother, your brother, and you in prayer, trusting that our God who sees all and is able to do far more than we ask or think will bring His mercy, healing, and freedom in His perfect timing. May the Lord comfort and strengthen you all and let His will be done in this family for His glory. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen.
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. 
