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Prayer for the Sick

PRAYER FOR THE SICK

Dear Lord, you bore our sufferings
    and carried our sorrows
    in order to show us clearly
    the value of human weakness and patience.
I now turn to you to ask you to heal
    the soul and body of (name)
I know, Lord, that sin tears away
    relationships between people and you.
But there is no illness and no wound
    that you cannot heal.
Come and touch (name)
    where he/she is most wounded and afflicted.

I believe in your healing power and
    I trust and hope that you will hear my request
    for my sick brother/sister.
If it is your will, however, that (name)
    should carry this cross of illness
    then I humbly pray that you give him/her
    the strength and perseverance
    to bear his/her cross with love.
Grant that he/she and all those
    who are now weighed down
    with pain and other afflictions
    may realize that they are
    among the chosen ones
    whom you call blessed.
Help them to understand
    that they are united with you
    in your sufferings
    for the salvation of the world.
Amen.