I must apologize for the delay in getting this morning's reflection posted. It seems that I am fighting off a sinus infection.
I guess that makes today's text especially significant:
James 5:13-16 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. 14 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. 15 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. 16 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.
While I sit here and wrestle with a minor physical ailment, countless others are wrestling with issues of much greater significance. The beauty of God's word is that no matter what our hurt, habit or hang up is that we need freedom from, healing is from God and available to all. Trouble and peril cannot separate us from God's great love in Jesus Christ. So today, let us be in prayer for all those who are sick, in trouble, in bondage or hurting.
Today's prayer - Holy and gracious God, today we pray for all in their need. To those who are ill, grant them your healing and wholeness. To those who are hurting, grant them your peace and your fullness of presence. To those who are in bondage, grant them your freedom. To those who sin, grant them your mercy and grace. We know that you are our redeemer, healer, sustainer, rock, fortress, and strength. Grant these requests, we pray, in the name above all names, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
I guess that makes today's text especially significant:
James 5:13-16 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. 14 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. 15 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. 16 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.
While I sit here and wrestle with a minor physical ailment, countless others are wrestling with issues of much greater significance. The beauty of God's word is that no matter what our hurt, habit or hang up is that we need freedom from, healing is from God and available to all. Trouble and peril cannot separate us from God's great love in Jesus Christ. So today, let us be in prayer for all those who are sick, in trouble, in bondage or hurting.
Today's prayer - Holy and gracious God, today we pray for all in their need. To those who are ill, grant them your healing and wholeness. To those who are hurting, grant them your peace and your fullness of presence. To those who are in bondage, grant them your freedom. To those who sin, grant them your mercy and grace. We know that you are our redeemer, healer, sustainer, rock, fortress, and strength. Grant these requests, we pray, in the name above all names, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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