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For the Acceptance of Prayer

O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

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For Recovery from Sickness

Additional Prayers for the Sick

O God, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers: Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to your servant N. the help of your power, that his sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Additional Prayers For The SickMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

BCP 1928 (US)

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A prayer for the sick asking God to turn sickness into health and sorrow into joy, first appearing in the 1928 American Prayer Book's compassionate rewrite of the Visitation of the Sick.