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20 Prayers for Healing That'll Bring Strength and Recovery in Hard Times
Turn to these words for peace in times of hardship.
BY ELIZABETH BERRY
Feb 24, 2022
9 Bible Verses About Peace, Healing and Inspiration
by Woman's Day US
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In times of emotional, mental, or physical hardship, it's easy to feel hopeless and like things will
never get better. Sometimes, untangling yourself from these spiraling thoughts can be a confusing
and difficult process. But it is important to remember that you are not alone and there are steps
you can take to heal and find peace and strength once again. One way to approach this process is
to read or say aloud a healing prayer. Whether the obstacle you are facing relates to your health,
work, family, relationship, or something else, prayer can provide comfort during the healing
process.
Reading or reciting these prayers to yourself or a loved one won't be the solution to the problem
you are currently up against. You may need to pursue other paths such as speaking to a
professional to address the underlying problem. Recovery looks different for everyone, but healing
prayers can provide comfort in a time when you need it most. The Covid-19 pandemic is one
ongoing hardship that has impacted most everyone's mental and emotional wellbeing, especially
when it comes to grief, loss, and pain. Healing words and prayers for the sick can offer strength
and help alleviate some of the loneliness and isolation that many have felt (and continue to feel)
throughout the pandemic.
If you have a friend or family member who is going through a hardship, you can also share these
healing prayers with them. Keeping them in your thoughts and prayers can bring them peace, just
as reading prayers for healing can give you strength.
Find more strength, peace and hope every day with WD's Everyday Inspiration Bible verse cards
— a portable box of inspo that will keep the encouragement you need close at hand.
1
COMFORT IN SUFFERING
prayers for healing comfort in suffering
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Loving God, I pray that you will comfort me in my suffering, lend skill to the hands of my healers,
and bless the means used for my cure. Give me such confidence in the power of your grace, that
even when I am afraid, I may put my whole trust in you; through our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
— Enriching Our Worship 2
2
PATIENCE IN SICKNESS
prayers for healing patience in sickness
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Lord Jesus Christ, by your patience in suffering you hallowed earthly pain and gave us the
example of obedience to your Father's will. Be near me in my time of weakness and pain; sustain
me by your grace, that my strength and courage may not fail; heal me according to your will; and
help me always to believe that what happens to me here is of little account if you hold me in
eternal life, my Lord and my God. Amen.
— Book of Common Prayer Chapel Edition
3
EYES OF MERCY
prayers for healing eyes of mercy
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Lord, look upon me with eyes of mercy. May Your healing hand rest upon me, may Your life-
giving powers flow into every cell of my body and into the depths of my soul, cleansing,
purifying, restoring me to wholeness and strength for service in Your Kingdom. Amen.
— Cope by Faith
4
QUIET MIND, EXPECTANT HEART
prayers for healing quiet mind expectant heart
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Merciful Jesus, you are my guide, the joy of my heart, the author of my hope, and the object of my
love. I come seeking refreshment and peace. Show me your mercy, relieve my fears and anxieties,
and grant me a quiet mind and an expectant heart, that by the assurance of your presence I may
learn to abide in you, who is my Lord and my God. Amen.
— Enriching Our Worship 2
5
PRAYER FOR SELF-CARE
prayers for healing prayer for self care
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Lord, lift me up for Your blessings today. I pray that you will anoint me with strength and self care
today, tomorrow, and always. I pray that You will grace me with patience and wisdom. I pray that
You will encourage me throughout the day to take the correct steps to walk proudly, and behave
well. I pray all of these things in Your name. Amen.
— Unknown
6
HEALING A BROKEN HEART
prayers for healing healing a broken heart
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Lord, please heal my broken heart. Fill me with the peace and joy I know can only come from You
during this hard time. Walk closely beside me during my journey to healing and recovery that I
know is possible through Your power alone. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
— Unknown
7
HEALING FROM THE PAST
prayers for healing healing from the past
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Blessed Jesus, in the comfort of your love, I lay before you the memories that haunt me, the
anxieties that perplex me, the despair that frightens me, and my frustration at my inability to think
clearly. Help me to discover your forgiveness in my memories and know your peace in my
distress. Touch me, O Lord, and fill me with your light and your hope. Amen.
— Enriching Our Worship 2
8
I BELIEVE
prayers for healing i believe
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Dear God, I know that the first step in all spiritual healing is to believe. I believe! I open my mind
and heart believing in your infinite power and possibility. I believe that healing is a dynamic and
reachable experience, a reality that can be experienced right now. I maintain a patient and loving
attitude, for I believe that your healing activity is now at work in my mind and body. I look
forward, with joyful expectation, to the perfect wholeness that you are now bringing into
manifestation through me. I believe in your constant expression of perfect good in and through
me. I rest in the certainty of your healing power. I know that with you all things are possible. In
Jesus Christ's name, Amen.
— Unknown
9
PRAYER FOR MENTAL HEALING
prayers for healing prayer for mental healing
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Jesus, I know that when you walked on the earth, you trod upon hard places, you felt the strain of
this world and the pressures of mental torment. So I ask that you would come besides me now,
lead me through this time where my mind cannot cope. Help me to find peace and calming inner
thoughts. You hold me safe Lord, I trust in you. Amen.
— Unknown
10
HEALING PRAYER OF SURRENDER
prayers for healing healing prayer of surrender
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Dear Lord, it is my will to surrender to you everything that I am and everything that I'm striving to
be. I open the deepest recesses of my heart and invite Your Holy Spirit to dwell inside of me. I
offer you my life, heart, mind, body, soul, and spirit. I surrender to you my past, present, and
future problems. I ask You to take hold over every aspect of my life. I surrender to You all my
hurt, pain, worry, doubt, fear, and anxiety, and I ask You to wash me clean. I release everything
into Your compassionate care.
Please speak to me clearly, Lord. Open my ears to hear Your voice. Open my heart to commune
with You more deeply. I want to feel Your loving embrace. Open the doors that need to be opened
and close the doors that need to be closed. Please set my feet upon the straight and narrow road
that leads to everlasting life. Amen.
— Unknown
11
HEALING WITH YOUR CREATIVE HAND
prayers for healing healing with your creative hand
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Jesus, with just one touch from your Almighty creative hand, You have healed the sick and raised
the dead. How amazing is your Lordship over all the earth, how powerful is your redeeming love.
How great was your sacrifice to go before us and bring forgiveness and hope. By your stripes I ask
for healing. Standing within your reign and rule I ask for restoration. May life and wellness grow
in fullness until it overflows. Amen.
— Unknown
12
RENEW MY MIND, BODY, AND SOUL
prayers for healing renew my mind body and soul
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Lord, I come before you today in need of your healing hand. In you all things are possible. Hold
my heart within yours, and renew my mind, body, and soul. I am lost, but I am singing. You gave
us life, and you also give us the gift of infinite joy. Give me the strength to move forward on the
path you've laid out for me. Guide me towards better health, and give me the wisdom to identify
those you've placed around me to help me get better. In your name I pray, Amen.
— Expressions of Empowerment
13
FROM BAD COMES GOOD
prayers for healing from bad comes good
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Heavenly Father, it hurts so bad. Dull the pain with Your love. Blur the sharp edges by reminding
me that from bad comes good. Help me appreciate that after the sorrow, joy is sweeter. I look
forward to better times. I can endure anything with You by my side. Amen.
— Unknown
14
BLESSING PRAYER FOR ANOTHER'S HEALING
prayers for healing blessing prayer for anothers healing
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May you desire to be healed. May what is wounded in your life be restored to good health. May
you be receptive to the ways in which healing needs to happen. May you take good care of
yourself. May you extend compassion to all that hurts within your body, mind, and spirit. May you
be patient with the time it takes to heal. May you be aware of the wonders of your body, mind, and
spirit and their ability in returning you to good health. May you be open to receive from those who
extend kindness, care, and compassion to you. May you rest peacefully under the sheltering wings
of divine love, trusting in this gracious presence. May you find little moments of beauty and joy to
sustain you. May you keep hope in your heart. Amen.
– Out of the Ordinary by Joyce Rupp
15
RESTORATION AND TRUST
prayers for healing restoration and trust
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Lord of Heaven, I rest underneath your mighty wings of love. I dwell within your gentle heart. I
know there is healing in your touch. Through the sufferings of Christ I can ask for restoration And
trust in your goodness. You are my Lord, my Savior, My healer and my friend. I dwell within your
gentle embrace. Amen.
— Unknown
16
PRAYER FOR THE TRIALS OF LIFE
prayers for healing prayer for the trials of life
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Lord Christ, you came into the world as one of us, and suffered as we do. As I go through the trials
of life, help me to realize that you are with me at all times and in all things; that I have no secrets
from you; and that your loving grace enfolds me for eternity. In the security of your embrace I
pray. Amen.
— Enriching Our Worship 2
17
PRAYER FOR THE SICK
prayers for healing prayer for the sick
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May you be wrapped up in God's love. Found deep in his everlasting wings. Carried and kept, safe
and cherished. May the healing power of Christ breathe across your being now. Amen.
— Unknown
18
BROKEN HEARTED PRAYER
prayers for healing broken hearted prayer
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Heavenly Father, there is a pain implanted in my heart that doesn't seem to go away. It has crushed
me, it aches, I can no longer bear it. This pain of the past consumes my thoughts daily. It hurts so
much, Father, these tears that fall long to see joy once again. Give me peace in my heart, please,
I'm crying out to you: Hear my prayer. Amen.
— Unknown
19
DIVINE PHYSICIAN
prayers for healing divine physician
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Dear Jesus, divine physician and healer of the sick, we turn to you in this time of illness. Oh
dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with your gentle love, and grant
us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in your hands. We
place our sick under your care and humbly ask that you restore your servant to health again.
Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge your will and know that whatever you do, you do for
the love of us. Amen.
— Catholic Prayers for All Occasions
20
HEAL THEIR EMOTIONAL PAIN
prayers for healing heal their emotional pain
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Father, I'm praying for [this person] and others in my circle of family or friends in need of Your
healing touch for their hurting hearts.
Some of them have received emotional wounds, some of them severe. Help them be willing to let
you heal those hurts so they won't become increasingly destructive over time, for You are the Lord
who heals.
I come to You with the same spirit of helplessness and dependence that Moses had when he was
leading Your people through the desert. They came to water, but it was bitter and the people had
nothing to drink. Moses cried out to You, and You showed him a piece of wood; when he threw it
into the water, the water became sweet. I'm now coming on behalf of these who are carrying
emotional pain. In my heart I bring the wood of the cross, asking that Christ, who heals the
brokenhearted and binds up their wounds, would bring healing to any bitterness He finds in their
hearts.
No matter what pain they've suffered, help them not to give into anger, resentment, unforgiveness,
or bitterness and become captive to sin. May their hearts not become calloused or hard, but refresh
them in Christ. May they not lose heart but be inwardly renewed day by day. In Jesus' name,
amen.
— Jim and Kaye Johns
ELIZABETH BERRY
Elizabeth Berry (she/her) is the digital Editorial Assistant for Woman’s Day where she writes
and updates articles covering seasonal recipes, holiday gift ideas, and other lifestyle topics.
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