Friday, November 16, 2012

Friday’s Devotion: Healing Prayers

 

Jeremiah 17:14-16a  Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved,    for you are the one I praise. They keep saying to me, “Where is the word of the Lord?    Let it now be fulfilled!” I have not run away from being your shepherd.

I remember sitting in a rocking chair on the deck of my favorite (now defunct) mountain inn one morning.  I had been going through a short period of emotional distress and was hoping a weekend in the mountains with Joe would cheer me up.  As I paged through my Bible searching for a word from God I came across Jeremiah 17:14.  I turned it into a breath prayer, “Heal me, O Lord and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one that I praise.”  I have used that prayer many times over the succeeding years.  A few weeks ago I found it in my Bible again and noticed the following verses.  How appropriate for me as a pastor, I thought.  I have marked it in the Bible I usually read from on Sunday mornings.  Now before I preach I turn to that page and read it.  God’s Word can heal and comfort and empower us.  Sitting home with a bad cough and fever this morning, I have once again evoked this healing prayer.  You might want to pray it for yourself and for me, too!

Holy God, heal me from my infirmities today.  Help me to feel better so that I can go about my day as your servant.  In Christ’s name I pray. Amen.

Have a great weekend!

Paige

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