Prayer of Thanks for Health

O Thou gracious and merciful God! How great is Thy love and goodness, in that Thou dost not only graciously preserve me but dost permit me to begin and complete one year after another in good health. My God, I acknowledge that this is one of the good gifts which come down from above, from Thee, the Father of lights. Lord, Lord, who am I, that Thou shouldest show such mercy to me? Daily I see people who are sickly, miserable, and weak. I hear many complain that they must spend their life in great pain and in tedious sickness upon their beds; and these persons are perhaps much more God-fearing and pious, and pray more devoutly, than I. And yet to me Thou dost grant good health and strength.

O Lord, I am not worthy of all the mercies which Thou hast hitherto bestowed upon me, and which Thou dost still bestow. Grant, O God, that I may not abuse this noble gift of health by wantonness, sinful pleasure, pride, and insolence, but may recognize that Thou wouldest encourage me by it to thankfulness and piety. Help me throughout all my future life to employ my health for Thy honor and glory, to the good of my neighbor, and to the fulfillment of the duties of my station. If it be Thy will, preserve my health and hit soundness of limb, so that I may be unhampered and regular in my attendance at Thy house, and may sing hymns of thanksgiving and praise in Thy temple. Grant me Thy Holy Spirit, that He may sanctify my sound limbs to Thy service, and my right mind to growth in the knowledge of Thee. O my God, grant me grace and strength to increase in the inward man, that I may be strong in faith, fervent in spirit, patient in tribulation, continuing instant in prayer, sincere in my love to Thee and my neighbor, Christlike in life, rejoicing in hope, and peaceful in death. O, sanctify me; bless me. Let Thy good Spirit lead me in the land of uprightness. Amen.