Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Prayer of a Sick Person (from the Orthodox Prayer Book)

Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, You became man and died on the cross for our salvation. You healed people of sickness and affliction through Your love and compassion. Visit me, Lord and grant me strength to bear this sickness with which I am afflicted, with patience, submission to Your will and trust in Your loving care. I pray that You will bless the means used for my recovery and those who administer them. Grant that my sickness may be to my spiritual benefit and that I may live the rest of my life more faithfully according to Your will. For You are the source of life and healing and to You I give praise and glory, now and forever. Amen.

1 comment:

Matt said...

I know there are worse diseases than colds (Ebola, plague, MS, etc.) but colds really suck. You're sick enough to be miserable, but it isn't usually life threatening so you can't get a lot of symapthy. It's the worst. And do cough medicines really do anything? Codine does, but gosh, Docs are afraid of prescribing it because of the DEA. Sorry your sick too.