Say these healing prayers and Bible verses for someone you love

A cry for healing is among our most urgent prayers. When we are suffering, we can turn to the Great Physician, Jesus Christ, for healing. It doesn't matter if we need help in our body or in our spirit; God has the power to make us better. The Bible offers many verses that we can incorporate into our prayers for healing:

Lord my God, I called you for help and you healed me. (Psalm 30: 2, NIV)
The Lord supports them on their sick bed and restores them from their sick bed. (Psalm 41: 3, NIV)
During his earthly ministry, Jesus Christ said many prayers for healing, miraculously healing the sick. Here are some of these episodes:

The centurion replied, "Sir, I don't deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word and my servant will be healed. " (Matthew 8: 8, NIV)
Jesus went through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and illness. (Matthew 9:35, NIV)
He said to her: “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and free yourself from your suffering. " (Mark 5:34, NIV)
... But the crowd learned it and followed it. He welcomed them and told them about the kingdom of God and healed those who needed healing. (Luke 9:11, NIV)
Today our Lord continues to pour out his healing balm when we pray for the sick:

“And their prayer offered in faith will heal the sick and the Lord will heal them. And anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can be healed. The sincere prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results ". (James 5: 15-16, NLT)

Is there anyone you know who needs the healing touch of God? Do you want to say a prayer for a sick friend or family member? Lift them from the Great Physician, the Lord Jesus Christ, with these healing prayers and Bible verses.

Prayer to heal the sick
Dear Lord of Mercy and Father of Comfort,

It is you who I turn to for help in moments of weakness and in times of need. I ask you to be with your servant in this disease. Psalm 107: 20 says that you send your Word and heal. So please send your healing Word to your servant. In the name of Jesus, he chases away all infirmities and diseases from his body.

Dear Lord, I ask you to transform this weakness into strength, this suffering into compassion, pain into joy and pain into comfort for others. May your servant trust in your kindness and hope in your faithfulness, even in the midst of this suffering. Let him be full of patience and joy in your presence as he waits for your healing touch.

Please bring your servant back to health, dear Father. Remove all fear and doubt from his heart with the power of your Holy Spirit, and that you, Lord, be glorified throughout his life.

As you heal and renew your servant, Lord, may he bless you and praise you.

All this, I pray in the name of Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Prayer for a sick friend
Dear Sir,

You know [name of friend or family member] much better than me. Know your illness and the weight it carries. You also know his heart. Sir, I ask you to be with my friend now while you work in his life.

Lord, let it be done to you in my friend's life. If there is a sin that needs to be confessed and forgiven, please help him see his need and confess.

Lord, I pray for my friend just as your Word tells me to pray, to heal. I believe that you listen to this sincere prayer from my heart and that it is powerful thanks to your promise. I have faith in you, Lord, to heal my friend, but I also trust in the plan you have for his life.

Sir, I don't always understand your ways. I don't know why my friend should suffer, but I trust you. I ask you to look with mercy and grace towards my friend. Feed his spirit and soul in this moment of suffering and comfort him with your presence.

Let my friend know you are there with him through this difficulty. Give it strength. And you can, through this difficulty, be glorified in his life and also in mine.

Amen.

Spiritual healing
Even more critical of physical healing, we humans need spiritual healing. Spiritual healing comes when we are made whole or "born again" by accepting God's forgiveness and receiving salvation in Jesus Christ. Here are some verses about spiritual healing to include in your prayers:

Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, because you are the one I praise. (Jeremiah 17:14, NIV)
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him and from his wounds we healed. (Isaiah 53: 5, NIV)
I will heal their obstinacy and love them freely, since my anger has turned away from them. (Hosea 14: 4, NIV)
Emotional healing
Another type of healing we can pray for is emotion or soul healing. Since we live in a fallen world with imperfect people, emotional wounds are inevitable. But God offers healing from those scars:

Heals the broken heart and ties their wounds. (Psalm 147: 3, NIV)