When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, “They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (Mark 2:17 KJV)

LET US PRAY: Good physician, I am sick. I worry my illness has no cure; that I will live like this forever. My heart aches for clarity on why my heart is so bitter, my words so harsh, my emotions so angry. You are the healer – Jehovah Rapha – and I am the patient. You say repentance is the best medicine for what ails me; write me a prescription. I confess that my spiritual health is so bad that I have lost all hope, and I now choose your healing hand on my life. But you promise hope for those who believe and give their disease-riddled bodies to you. Please, take the sick me and make me healthy. Please cleanse me and make me whole again. Finally, I pray for daily follow-up visits with you so that I may remain clear of any sickness, but full of eternal health.  Amen.