Epiphany 9 | Year C

To God, who welcomes all in love,
let us pray for the good of the church
and the concerns of those in need:

O God, we look to You as Healer
And ask that You would heal us in our day.
We look to the message of Christ for our hope:
We proclaim the Kingdom, the Way of God, is near.

You give power to the faint,
And strengthen the powerless.
You heal the brokenhearted
And bind up their wounds.

O God, may we who have been healed,
extend that healing to others.
And may those who are still healing,
find comfort and solidarity among Your people.

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Heal us, O God,
from our physical infirmities,
from our spiritual blindness,
from our emotional woundedness,
from our weakness and corruption.

Heal us, O God,
from our brokenness and trauma,
from our carelessness and apathy,
from our generational burdens,
from our hatred and violence.

O God, we pray for all affected by illness.
We pray for doctors, nurses,
and all who care for the sick and dying.
We give thanks for their ministry of mercy,
and pray that You will bless them
with the gifts of wisdom, strength, and compassion
that they may be a blessing to all in their care.

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

O God, we hold You at Your word;
That those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength,
They shall mount up with wings like eagles
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.

Loving God, walk beside us.
When we are too hasty,
soothe our impatience and anxiety.
When we are too tardy,
draw us out of our sloth and bewilderment.
And when we are walking step-by-step with You,
give us grace to look aside to Your shoulder,

Your step, Your hand,
that wherever we tread in search or service of You,
we may always know we are not alone. Amen.

Lord have mercy,
Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy,
Christ have mercy.