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Father, I want to pray for the people who are carrying this with me. My family. My caregivers. The ones who drive me to appointments, who sit in waiting rooms, who watch me suffer and cannot fix it. They are bearing a weight they did not choose, and they are doing it out of love. Sustain them. Give them rest when they are exhausted. Give them patience when they are depleted. Give them hope when they are afraid. Let them not feel alone in this either. And let me — even in my own suffering — find ways to receive their care with gratitude rather than guilt. We are in this together. Hold all of us, Lord. Let this illness not break what we have built together, but let it, somehow, deepen it.
Scripture References
Galatians 6:2
"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
Romans 12:10
"Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."
Source & Usage
- Tradition
- Interdenominational
- Source
- Original
- Usage Notes
- For a cancer patient praying for their family and caregivers, or for a caregiver praying for themselves and the person they are caring for.
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