Perhaps we think instinctively to pray when we learn that someone is seriously ill or is in the hospital. It is easier during these times to ask for other people to pray too, and we are especially touched when they tell us that they are praying for our loved ones or for us.
In some ways, it is easy to pray when someone is sick. They have an illness, or a physical limitation, that needs healing. And despite medical advances, healing is still a rather mysterious thing, so it is easy to place our hopes in God’s hands.
Of course, there will be times when the person we pray for does not improve physically. Unfortunately, our bodies deteriorate over time in ways that medicine, miraculous though it is, cannot overcome. We should not imagine that our prayers for healing are ignored by God, but remember that God’s vision of our wholeness is bigger than our physical bodies.
Today's Prayer Prompt: Pray for someone you know who is sick. After your prayer, send them a note to tell them that you prayed for them.
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