Bring the need to Jesus openly and urgently.

Wait until everything is resolved before praying.

Tell only people who can fix the problem.

Keep the concern private and handle it alone.

If you would like to receive Jesus, pray this with me: Lord Jesus, I come to you with my need and my sin. I admit that I have not loved you as I should and cannot save myself. I believe you died for my sins and rose again. I turn from my sin and ask you to be my Lord and Savior. Hear my cry, receive me in your mercy, and hold me in your love. Amen.

Lord, Hear My Cry

Lord, revive your church with the compassion of these sisters. Make us quick to carry burdens to you, honest about pain, and tender toward those who are sick. Teach us to love with urgency, to pray with faith, and to bring hurting people to your care, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Revive Our Compassion

Father, I bring before you the person I love who is sick. Look on them with mercy, strengthen their body, ease their pain, and give wisdom and peace to everyone caring for them, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

For the One I Love

Pray by naming the person, naming the illness or burden, asking Jesus for help, and releasing the outcome to him.

Pray the Need Plainly

Give thanks that Jesus is not distant from urgent cries. Thank him that love can speak honestly to him, and that he welcomes the worries we bring for the people we care about.

Jesus Hears Urgent Appeals

Pray for families carrying a sick loved one: for patience, provision, strength, and the grace to keep bringing their need to Jesus together.

For Families Under Pressure

ἀπέστειλαν{a-PES-tee-lan###ah-PEHS-tee-lahn###(They) sent} οὖν{OON###OON###therefore} αἱ{he###heh###the} ἀδελφαὶ{a-del-FE###ah-dehl-FEH###sisters} πρὸς{PROS###PROHS###to} αὐτὸν{af-TON###ahf-TOHN###him} λέγουσαι·{LE-goo-se###LEH-goo-seh###saying} Κύριε,{KEE-ree-e###KEE-ree-eh###Lord} ἴδε{EE-de###EE-deh###see} ὃν{hon###hohn###whom} φιλεῖς{fee-LEES###fee-LEES###you love} ἀσθενεῖ{as-the-NEE###ahs-theh-NEE###is ill}

John 11:3 — Source TextTAB

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