Let us pray* for those in need of recovery from illness : grant them Your power, which turns sickness into health and sorrow into joy.
Heal us, and make us whole.
For those in suffering: grant mercy and relief, forbearance, refreshment, and renewed life. Help them find strength and calm, so that their trust in Your promises may be made new.
Heal us, and make us whole.
For those who serve to heal others : bless and guide physicians, nurses, technicians, and all others who work for healing. Grant them wisdom and skill, sympathy and patience.
Heal us, and make us whole.
For family and friends : grant them resilience and gentleness, patience and faithfulness. Let their hope be in You, and by their ministry of love let your love be known.
Heal us, and make us whole.
For those facing treatment decisions : light their ways, that they may decide with love, mercy, and reverence for your gift of life.
Heal us, and make us whole.
For the dying : grant them peace and a holy death. For their loved ones: grant them Your Spirit's grace and comfort.
Heal us, and make us whole.
For those who are broken within: mend their broken relationships, and create new beginnings. Give your presence to the lonely, your comfort to the worried, your direction to the confused, your serenity to the angry, your solidarity to the rejected, and your love to the unloved.
Heal us, and make us whole.
Let us now offer our prayers by name.