Commontide
Heavenly Father, sustainer of our life and source of our hope: Comfort and relieve all who endure long-term illness or persistent handicap. Give your grace to all who minister to their needs, that they may be strengthened in their weakness and have confidence in your loving care; through him who knows our weakness and has shared our sorrows, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
BCP 2019, p. 663
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A prayer for the many people carrying an illness or disability that does not resolve, asking God to sustain both the sufferer and everyone who cares for them. It first appears in the Anglican Church in North America's 2019 Book of Common Prayer; no earlier printed source has been found.