Prayer for March 9, 2021

Healing God, be with those who are dealing with chronic illnesses and are in long-term treatment or care.  We know that anxiety exacerbates those illnesses and ask that your calming presence be felt by them as they carry the additional burdens that this time has added.  We ask that you give those who are treating those people the gift of healing both in body and mind.  May they be comforting in their time with their patients.  Support the families and friends that are struggling to help these sick people.  May the stress they carry be lessened.  Help us all to know that we do not know what others are dealing with in their lives and go out of our way to treat others as if they were the most important people they meet today.  May our love for one another be so evident that we can’t help but improve their day by our actions.  All this we ask in your most Holy Name.  Amen