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Summary
- A prayer for healing asks God to heal the body, the mind and heart, or the soul, for yourself or for someone who is ill.
- Pray as the leper did, plainly and leaving the answer to Jesus: “If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean” (Mark 1:40).
- The letter of James tells the sick to call the elders of the church to pray over them, anointing them with oil (James 5:14).
- No prayer promises a cure: Paul asked three times for his “thorn in the flesh” to be taken away and was told, “My grace is sufficient for thee” (2 Corinthians 12:8-9), so an illness that stays is no sign of weak faith.
- Prayer goes alongside medical care; Paul called Luke “the beloved physician” (Colossians 4:14).
- Spiritual healing means forgiveness and peace with God, and Jesus forgave the paralysed man’s sins before he healed his body (Mark 2:5-11).
- Twelve longer prayers cover trust, strength, physical restoration, inner peace, a broken heart, a loved one’s recovery, medical teams, surrender, pain, hope, patience and thanks.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Scripture in the King James Version (public domain), from BibleGateway: Exodus 15:26; Psalm 41:4; Psalm 136:1; Psalm 147:3; Jeremiah 17:14; Matthew 10:8; Mark 1:40-41; Mark 2:3-5 and 2:11; John 9:3; 2 Corinthians 12:7-9; Philippians 4:7; Colossians 4:14; James 5:14. Prayer 5 quotes Psalm 147:3 in the New International Version (Biblica, 2011).
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 1499-1513, the Anointing of the Sick: its foundations, 2nd edition, 1997.
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