Prayer to the Triune God in Illness

O Holy Triune God! Although I am weak in body, I will not on that account become weak in my faith and my trust in Thee. For they that trust in the Lord shall be immovable like Mount Zion. I am, indeed, discouraged at times by the lingering and tedious nature of my disease; but I take courage again through Thy Holy Spirit, and especially through the remembrance of the many mercies which Thou hast shown to me in times past.

Canst Thou forsake me, O my Creator, who hast preserved me till this hour? Is the Lord’s hand shortened? No; Thy hand, which has led and guided and strengthened and preserved me hitherto, will sustain me also in my sickness. Thou hast loved me with an everlasting love, and with loving kindness hast Thou drawn me till now. It was Thy love which vouchsafed to me so many years of health. It was Thy love which warded off misfortune, pain, and peril from me in times past. It was Thy love which let so many tokens of Thy grace and mercy fall to my lot up to this very hour. Therefore, now in my illness, I commend myself entirely to Thee.

Canst Thou forsake me, my Saviour, who hast redeemed me by Thy precious blood from sin and death and the devil? As Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption, so wilt Thou also grant me Thy help for my poor diseased body. As Thy love has delivered me from the curse and from death, yea from hell itself, so it can also help me speedily in my sickness. O Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon me in my present sufferings.

Canst Thou forsake me, O my Sanctifier, who hast sanctified body and soul, consecrated them to Thee in holy baptism as Thy temple, and dwelt therein till now? Thou wilt assuredly be my Stay and Comfort in my weakness, and bear witness now also with my spirit that I am a child of God, even though I suffer pain and affliction.

Therefore I will be of good courage in my sufferings, and will say to my soul: Thy heavenly Father has clasped Thee in His eternal love; the Son of God has chosen Thee for His own, His brother, and joint-heir with Him; the Holy Spirit has assured Thee of His sweet consolation and His blessed indwelling: therefore all things are Thine; the grace of God is thine, the merit and righteousness of Christ are thine, the comfort of the Holy Spirit is thine, yea, heaven itself with all its glory is thine. O then, since this is so, I will not worry over the diseased condition of my body, but cast my burden upon the Lord, and trust in the God who has been so merciful to me. O my Father, I trust in Thee. O Jesus I seek refuge in Thee, O Holy Spirit I surrender myself to Thee. Lord God the Father, what Thou hast created, Lord God the Son, what Thou hast redeemed, Lord God the Holy Ghost, what Thou hast sanctified, I commend into Thy hands. To Thy holy name be the glory, honor, and praise now and for evermore. Amen.