A Prayer for Hope in Sickness

Father, my body has become a place I no longer trust. The pain, the tests, the waiting rooms, the way fear creeps in when the lights go out, it has worn down more than my flesh. I am weary in my soul.

I confess that on the hard days I wonder if You hear me at all, whether this will go on without end. I am tired of being brave for everyone around me.

But I bring this aching body and frightened heart to You, the One who made me and knows every cell of me. You are near to me in this bed, in this room, in this long night.

Your word says You are close to the brokenhearted, and that even when my flesh and heart fail, You are the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Be that strength in me now.

I release my grip on understanding why. I trust myself to Your care, whatever the road holds. Ease what can be eased, and meet me in what cannot.

Whether healing comes quickly or slowly, You remain my hope and my refuge. Hold my body and my soul, and do not let me face this alone. Amen.