Dear Lord; Happy Tuesday Father!<\/p>\n
First off Father, I want to thank You for a wonderful three-day weekend.\u00a0 As we discussed in my post on Friday, this Memorial Day weekend was especially emotional and special for us as we celebrated the fact that it\u2019s been 10 years this month since Jonathan\u2019s last chemotherapy treatment.\u00a0 To mark this milestone, we held a fairly large BBQ at the house (50+ people) on Sunday afternoon, attended by many of those whom have been involved with, or touched by Jonathan\u2019s journey.\u00a0 It was a joyous event, and Your Presence was felt in abundance.<\/p>\n
Yet while we celebrated the life You\u2019ve continued to Grace us with Father, my thoughts and prayers were very much splintered.\u00a0 Last week I was made aware of several other families fighting that dark battle that we had come through those 10 years back.\u00a0 While my heart was full with the amazing Blessing of Jonathan\u2019s remission, at the same time it ached, confronted by the news that others were now living with that fear and uncertainty.\u00a0 Therefore Lord, it seemed appropriate to start this week\u2019s conversations with a prayer of healing for those going through this turmoil.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t able to locate a definitive source for this prayer, but it says beautifully what I\u2019ve been praying for:<\/p>\n
Dear Lord of Mercy and Father of Comfort,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n You are the One I turn to for help in moments of weakness and times of need. I ask You to be with Your servant in this illness. Psalm 107:20 says that You send out Your Word and heal. So then, please send Your healing Word to Your servant. In the name of Jesus, drive out all infirmity and sickness from his body.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Dear Lord, I ask You to turn this weakness into strength, suffering into compassion, sorrow into joy, and pain into comfort for others. May Your servant trust in Your goodness and hope in Your faithfulness, even in the middle of this suffering. Let him be filled with patience and joy in Your presence as he waits for Your healing touch.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Please restore Your servant to full health, dear Father. Remove all fear and doubt from his heart by the power of Your Holy Spirit, and may You, Lord, be glorified through his life.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n As You heal and renew Your servant, Lord, may he bless and praise You.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n All of this I pray in the name of Jesus Christ.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Amen.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n ~Phather Phil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Lord; Happy Tuesday Father! 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