Pastoral Prayer
O Divine Healer, we confess that sometimes we yearn for you to wave a magic wand on our wounded lives to remove our pain, illness, and suffering. We hear the gospel story of the one seeking healing from Jesus and assume you will perform a similar miracle for all of us – if we just pray hard enough! And we do pray!
Open our eyes to recognize the teachings and tools you have given us with which to seek healing in the midst of our afflictions and dis-eases.
You whisper to us that wholeness requires self-care and rest;
(what are some ways…?)
You nudge us toward caregivers who can support and advise us;
(who may help us…?)
You breathe into us energy to move and stretch and reach toward health;
(what are some ways…?)
You place in us an urgency to seek justice so that all may enjoy adequate health care;
(what are some actions…?)
Renew our spirits in the midst of our dis-eases and afflicting spirits.
Transform us, O Whole-y One, for the health of your creation. Amen.
