Loving and generous Father,
You alone know the workings of the human heart.
Show us how to listen to the yearnings
we have deep within ourselves.
Remove from our midst any impediments or distractions
that block us from turning to you in our need.
Open us up to your healing touch
and your bounteous goodness.
Then we shall be free to rejoice,
along with those faithful ones of ages past,
in your generosity
and in your power to heal and console.
We offer this prayer and all of our deepest needs
in the name of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Adapted from The People's Prayer Book, © RENEW International.