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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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Thanksgiving
Sickness & Healing

Thanksgiving for a Beginning of Recovery

Additional Prayers for the Sick

O Lord, your compassions never fail, and your mercies are new every morning: We give you thanks for giving our brother N. both relief from pain and hope of health renewed. Continue in him, we pray, the good work you have begun; that he, daily increasing in bodily strength, and rejoicing in your goodness, may so order his life that he may always think and do those things that please you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Additional Prayers For The SickMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

US BCP 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A short prayer of gratitude when someone who has been sick starts to get better, thanking God for relief from pain and asking that the person keep growing stronger in body and in faith. It first appeared in the American prayer book of 1979 and was carried into the ACNA's 2019 Book of Common Prayer almost word for word.