God of all mercies, Father Jesus and

God of all mercies, Father Jesus and our Father–You know us intimately ... and you still love us immensely. Therefore, we come confident of your welcoming embrace, your gracious attention and your loving action responding to our needs ... and those we care about. We pray, therefore, ...For those who are ill or injured, who are recovering from or anticipating surgery this week. We ask for you to heal them, Lord; to arrest advancing cancers, to heal torn tendons and broken bones; to clean out infections and knit together new knees with natural bone and sinew.

Clear congested lungs and…