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Preparation for Personal Prayer

Holy Spirit, breath of God and fire of love, I cannot pray without your aid: Kindle in me the fire of your love, and illumine me with your light; that with a steadfast will and holy thoughts I may approach the Father in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who reigns with you and the Father in eternal union. Amen.

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Sickness & Healing

In the Morning

Prayers for Use by a Sick Person

This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, help me to do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Additional Prayers For The SickMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

Ferris, 1964

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A short morning offering for someone who is sick, written by a 20th-century Episcopal priest and later gathered into the Book of Common Prayer's prayers for the sick. It doesn't ask God to fix anything; it asks for the grace to meet whatever the day brings.