It was nearly a year ago that I penned this closing prayer to my devotional booklet, Comforting Words for Caregivers. Tonight, thinking of all our family has been through in these ensuing months -- and the way God has indeed proven His name as "the God of all comfort" -- I pray this for you right now.
Comfort,
comfort my people, says your God. (Isaiah 40:1)
God of all comfort,
I carry to You in this moment, each reader and each loved one who
is battling illness and discouragement. I ask that Your compassionate arms will
wrap around them. May they feel the sustaining grace of Your nearness in every
moment of their trial.
May You guard, guide, and light their steps. May You build them up
in the faith and in the sweet knowledge of You. And may the sure future of
eternity with You provide them with supernatural strength to face each tomorrow
to come.
As Paul prayed for the Ephesians, I ask that this trial will drive
their roots deeper into Your glorious love, where they will find in You every
resource they need to press on toward the high calling of Your presence
forever.
I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Many blessings and prayers, Julie
Excerpted by permission from Comforting Words for Caregivers, © 2013, Julie-Allyson Ieron and Warner Press. All rights reserved. For reprint permission, email: orders@joymediaservices.com
