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For Guidance

O God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light rises up in darkness for the godly: Grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what you would have us do, that the Spirit of wisdom may save us from all false choices; that in your light we may see light, and in your straight path we may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Sickness & Healing

For Strength and Confidence

Additional Prayers for the Sick

Heavenly Father, giver of life and health: Comfort and relieve your sick servant N., and give your power of healing to those who minister to his needs, that he may be strengthened in his weakness and have confidence in your loving care; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Additional Prayers For The SickMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

BCP 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A short prayer for someone who is ill, asking God to comfort the sick person and to strengthen the doctors, nurses, and others tending them. It first appeared in the American Book of Common Prayer of 1979 and passed essentially unchanged into the ACNA's 2019 book.