For Those Experiencing Cancer

Hey God,

​​​Please remember us.

​​Remember those hearing their cancer diagnosis for the first time today.

Remember their families and friends who love them and need your strength to rise up around them.​

​God, remember those receiving treatment today.

Remember those receiving bad news today.

Remember those who are fearful and those who are alone in the journey today.​

​Remember those who can't afford cancer. 

​​Remember those suffering and in pain.

Those who cannot eat.

Those who cannot rest.

Those who fear death.​

​God, remember those calling on your name.

Can you hear us, ...God?

Will you answer our prayers, ...God?

Are you there, ...God?

​​Remember us this day, Emmanuel.

Give us peace.

Give us hope.

Give us rest.

​Comfort us in all that concerns us.

​In Jesus’ name,

Have mercy.

​​Amen.

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Author: Gina Brown

Language / Dialect: English

Country of Origin: Bermuda

ABOUT THIS PRAYER

It had been more than a year and a half since I had last received treatment in that hospital. During the visit, I was acutely aware of the tremendous number of people in the cancer treatment unit. I was soft and tender, and I was shaken as I remembered my experiences there. When I finished my treatment, I walked past the chapel, then stopped; I paused, returned, and went in. I sat, bowed my head, resting it on my cane, took a breath, and whispered, "God, remember us."

This prayer is a part of The Prayer Library Project — honest prayers from many voices, for the people, for the journey.

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