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Prayers for Use by a Sick Person
This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, help me to do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.
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A short morning offering for someone who is sick, written by a 20th-century Episcopal priest and later gathered into the Book of Common Prayer's prayers for the sick. It doesn't ask God to fix anything; it asks for the grace to meet whatever the day brings.