James 5:13-18
Healing for our world, our nation, and ourselves?
It all begins with prayer and forgiveness.
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Are you hurting? Pray.
Do you feel great? Sing.
Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master.
Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet.
And if you’ve sinned, you’ll be forgiven—healed inside and out.
Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed.
The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with.
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Lord, your servants are sick and dying.
We need your redeeming love and grace like never before.
When we are well and strong, use us to show your love for others.
When we are sick of body or mind or soul, use that weakness to teach more fervent prayer and more honest confession.
We pray that, in your hands, this mindless virus will bring our beloved nation to our knees.
For when we turn to you in our weakness, then we are made strong.