Healing Prayers for the Sick

Sometimes, faith in God is the only thing that keeps us going and healing prayers for the sick bring about miracles that we can only dream of. Here are some prayers to tide you through tough times...

When an illness affects someone, there's little you can do unless you're a doctor, or a medical professional. Helplessness and the inability to do anything to help relieve the pain and suffering can frustrate the most patient of us. In such times, there is something you can do. Healing prayers for the sick can do exactly that, heal. Faith in the Almighty can overcome every obstacle. Not only do your prayers help the afflicted, they can also help you focus your energy in a way that can bring relief. There will always be believers as there will be questioners, but if you can bring yourself to have faith in the power of spirituality, you won't be disappointed.

Christian Healing Prayers for the Sick
The bible offers many instances to guide Christians asking God to heal their loved ones . These are some bible verses, that will help you in your hour of need, to have faith in the power of healing, through prayer.

"And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."
James 5:15-16

"Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven."
James 5:14-15

Catholic Healing Prayers for the Sick
Praying for a loved one allows us to put our faith in God and trust that He will take care of all that we ask. One of the fundamental tenets of Catholicism is the power of spirituality and its ability to transgress any sickness, pain and illness. The following is an excerpt from the bible, Psalm 51:

"Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless when you pass judgment. Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me."

Healing Prayers for Cancer
Cancer. The very word associated with this illness can strike terror into the most optimistic heart. It can be debilitating, a very real threat to life as you know it - but faith and beliefs can heal, will heal, if you just believe that God is there for you, and in His infinite wisdom, will care for you. People with cancer have emerged victorious, there are survivor stories that defy every scientific law - healing prayers for Cancer will only ever help, never hinder:

"God, give me the strength to fight this disease. Stay with me through the pain that I must go through. I am weak, where You are strong, I am vulnerable where You are indefensible. With You to guide me, I know I will emerge victorious. Amen."

Healing Prayers for Children
There's nothing as heartbreaking as a sick child. How many times, have we asked to be able to bear the illness ourselves, and spare the young? At such times, healing prayers for children can offer solace; pray with all your heart and soul, and God will hear your call. Never lose hope, for if anyone deserves to heal, it's the child, who has so much to live for, and so much of life still to see. Spiritual healing prayers for the sick can, and will, help you in your struggle, and give you the ability to be strong, for you must be strong to support the needy. This is a special prayer for children:

"Come gracious spirit, heavenly dove,
With light and comfort from above.
Be Thou our Guardian, Thou our guide,
Stay close by every child's side. Amen!"

Healing prayers for the sick can give you comfort and strength when you're emotionally drained and exhausted. The power of prayer and faith in God will see you through many a dark night, for remember, this too shall pass. It's always the darkest before dawn.
By Tilottama Chatterjee
Published: 8/2/2010