Chrysostom
Beloved of All
Your thanksgiving and your love for the one who is sick are pleasing to God, and I join my prayer with yours.
Even those who are most dear to Christ know sickness. Lazarus whom Jesus loved was sick, and Epaphroditus the fellow worker of Paul was sick nearly unto death, yet God had mercy on him. Do not be troubled as if sickness were a sign that God has forgotten you or the one you love. It belongs to our present life, and God often allows it so that His goodness and power may be shown more clearly.
Therefore bring your request again and again to the true Physician. Do not turn to empty charms or superstitions, but to Christ alone, making the sign of His cross in faith and asking for His healing. He is able to restore the body when it serves our good, and He is also able to give strength to endure and to bring us at last to eternal life where there is no more pain. Sometimes He heals at once, sometimes through time and care, and sometimes His mercy is shown in sustaining the soul even while the body is weak.
Continue to pray, to give thanks, and to ask for mercy. Pray also that the sick one may have peace and trust in Christ, for the health of the soul is the greatest blessing. And remember that we are one body in Christ, so your prayer helps and is helped by the prayers of others.
I pray with you now: Father in heaven, we thank You for Your love and mercy. Look with compassion on the one who is unwell. If it is Your will, grant healing and relief, restore strength and comfort. Give peace to all who are anxious, and draw each heart closer to Your Son Jesus Christ, in whom alone is salvation and life. Help us to trust Your wisdom and to rest in Your goodness, whether in sickness or in health. In the name of Jesus we ask this, Amen.
Even those who are most dear to Christ know sickness. Lazarus whom Jesus loved was sick, and Epaphroditus the fellow worker of Paul was sick nearly unto death, yet God had mercy on him. Do not be troubled as if sickness were a sign that God has forgotten you or the one you love. It belongs to our present life, and God often allows it so that His goodness and power may be shown more clearly.
Therefore bring your request again and again to the true Physician. Do not turn to empty charms or superstitions, but to Christ alone, making the sign of His cross in faith and asking for His healing. He is able to restore the body when it serves our good, and He is also able to give strength to endure and to bring us at last to eternal life where there is no more pain. Sometimes He heals at once, sometimes through time and care, and sometimes His mercy is shown in sustaining the soul even while the body is weak.
Continue to pray, to give thanks, and to ask for mercy. Pray also that the sick one may have peace and trust in Christ, for the health of the soul is the greatest blessing. And remember that we are one body in Christ, so your prayer helps and is helped by the prayers of others.
I pray with you now: Father in heaven, we thank You for Your love and mercy. Look with compassion on the one who is unwell. If it is Your will, grant healing and relief, restore strength and comfort. Give peace to all who are anxious, and draw each heart closer to Your Son Jesus Christ, in whom alone is salvation and life. Help us to trust Your wisdom and to rest in Your goodness, whether in sickness or in health. In the name of Jesus we ask this, Amen.
