A Prayer for Recovery from Illness

Father, I am on the other side of the worst of it now, but my body is still a stranger, weak and hollowed out, tiring after a short walk to the kitchen, reminding me how much this illness took out of me.

I confess I expected to bounce back faster, and the slowness frustrates me. I miss who I was before, the energy I took for granted, and part of me wonders if I will ever feel fully like myself again.

So I bring this in-between season to You, this not-sick-but-not-well stretch where progress hides. You are the One who renews strength, who lifts the faint and tired and sets them on their feet.

Rebuild what the fever burned away. Return my appetite, my steadiness, my color. Let each day add a little to my reserves so that what feels impossible this week feels ordinary the next.

You promised that those who wait on You will renew their strength, will rise on wings like eagles, will run and not grow weary. I am waiting, Father. Renew me from the inside out.

I will not despise the small gains or rush past the slow ones. Carry me through this recovery to a fuller health than before. Amen.