Dear God, my LORD and Savior, I am flooded with emotions today. My bride will be in surgery by the time this prayer reaches across my network. She faces double hernia surgery this morning.
I come to You with the normal trepidation that accompanies any surgery, especially because she is my rock and my foundation in all things. I lift up the hands and skills of her surgeon, the anesthesiologists, and the nursing staff. Please grant them extraordinary precision, wisdom, and skill today.
I pray for a speedy recovery—for her body to mend quickly and fully. You know I don't do well alone. Please give me sensitivity and strength in caring for her when we return home. Shorten the cycle of pain and restore to us in full health.
Give us strength to continue our work with marriages for as long as You grant us breath and strength. All of this I ask in the precious name of Jehovah Rapha. Amen.
Verses for Today:
For healing (Jehovah Rapha):
"I am the Lord who heals you." — Exodus 15:26
"He sent out His word and healed them; He rescued them from the grave." — Psalm 107:20
"By His wounds you have been healed." — 1 Peter 2:24
For surgeons and medical teams:
"The hand of the Lord is with me to strengthen me." — Acts 11:23
"Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you." — Psalm 55:22
For your caregiving role:
"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." — Galatians 6:2
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." — Proverbs 17:17
For peace during waiting:
"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." — John 14:27
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned." — Isaiah 43:2
For continued ministry:
"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." — Isaiah 40:31
"Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." — Philippians 1:6
