Full Text
Lord of all wisdom, I am standing at a crossroads I did not choose. The doctors have given me options, and each one carries its own weight of risk and hope and uncertainty. I do not have the knowledge to know which path is right. I am not a physician. I am a person who is afraid and who needs Your guidance. Give me wisdom — not just information, but discernment. Give my doctors wisdom too. Let me ask the right questions, hear the right counsel, and find the second opinion I may need. Guard me from making decisions out of panic or from delaying them out of fear. And when I have done everything I can to decide wisely, give me peace — the peace that comes not from certainty about outcomes, but from trusting the One who holds them.
Scripture References
James 1:5
"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."
Proverbs 11:14
"For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers."
Source & Usage
- Tradition
- Evangelical
- Source
- Original
- Usage Notes
- For use when facing a significant treatment decision — surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy, or other options. Also suitable for a second-opinion appointment.
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