Opening the sanctuary…
Illness
For when the body sets the terms
and the fear that comes with it.
Come as you are — tired counts. Let the psalms do the talking today.
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Psalms 41:1–3Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil. Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies. Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.Psalms 103:1–5Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name! Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits, who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.2 Corinthians 12:8–10Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me. He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me. Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
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James 5:14–15Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.Sirach 38:1–9Honor a physician according to your need with the honors due to him, for truly the Lord has created him. For healing comes from the Most High, and he shall receive a gift from the king. The skill of the physician will lift up his head. He will be admired in the sight of great men. The Lord created medicines out of the earth. A prudent man will not despise them. Wasn’t water made sweet with wood, that its power might be known? He gave men skill that he might be glorified in his marvelous works. With them he heals and takes away pain. With these, the pharmacist makes a mixture. God’s works won’t be brought to an end. From him, peace is upon the face of the earth. My son, in your sickness don’t be negligent, but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you.
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