My Lord and my God, to whom shall I flee for succor in the great distress which Thou hast allowed to come upon me, save to Thee, who hast commanded, "Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me?" Thy hand has smitten me, Thy hand will also make me whole again. (Thou hast cast me upon the bed of pain and brought me nigh unto death; Thou canst raise me up again that I may live before Thee.)
I confess before Thee that with my many sins I have deserved not only Thy fatherly chastening, but also eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry that I have offended Thy majesty and have not kept Thy holy Law. But I know that Thou, O Father of mercies, hast no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked may turn from the error of his way and live. Therefore I now turn to Thee with a contrite spirit and pray Thee to forgive all my sins. Be merciful unto me, O Lord, for I am desolate and forsaken; deliver me from all evils that afflict me. Cast me not off according to my deserts. O God, be not angry with me, enter not into judgment with Thy servant, for whom Thy beloved Son hath made atonement.
I firmly believe that, if any man sin, we have an Advocate with Thee, Jesus Christ, the Righteous, and He is the Propitiation for our sins. In Him is my hope; on His atonement and intercession I fully rely in this hour to obtain grace and mercy from Thee. Of this am I persuaded, that I am, and will remain, Thy child; for Thou hast given the Spirit of Thy Son into my heart, who crieth without ceasing, "Abba, Father," and intercedes for me with groanings which cannot be uttered. Therefore, because Thou art my God and Father, Thou wilt not forsake Thy child, but have compassion upon me, even as father pitieth his children.
O Thou that healest Isreal, bless the means which I am about to use in Thy name to regain my health and grant to the physician (and to the surgeon) wisdom and skill for the difficult work which he is to do; direct his hand and grant a happy issue. Endow me, Thou God of patience and comfort, with Christian patience and fortitude that I may pass through this ordeal with calmness.
And if, according to Thy counsel, I must die during the operation that I am to undergo, grant that I may be gathered with the elect into life everlasting. Keep me in true faith in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and in my last hour grant that I may think of nothing save His cross and His bitter death and for the sake of His wounds enter into the heavenly paradise. Let Thy Holy Spirit bear witness with my spirit that I am a child of God and an heir of heaven. May my last words be those with which Thy dear Son closed His lips in death: "Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit." Amen.
I confess before Thee that with my many sins I have deserved not only Thy fatherly chastening, but also eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry that I have offended Thy majesty and have not kept Thy holy Law. But I know that Thou, O Father of mercies, hast no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked may turn from the error of his way and live. Therefore I now turn to Thee with a contrite spirit and pray Thee to forgive all my sins. Be merciful unto me, O Lord, for I am desolate and forsaken; deliver me from all evils that afflict me. Cast me not off according to my deserts. O God, be not angry with me, enter not into judgment with Thy servant, for whom Thy beloved Son hath made atonement.
I firmly believe that, if any man sin, we have an Advocate with Thee, Jesus Christ, the Righteous, and He is the Propitiation for our sins. In Him is my hope; on His atonement and intercession I fully rely in this hour to obtain grace and mercy from Thee. Of this am I persuaded, that I am, and will remain, Thy child; for Thou hast given the Spirit of Thy Son into my heart, who crieth without ceasing, "Abba, Father," and intercedes for me with groanings which cannot be uttered. Therefore, because Thou art my God and Father, Thou wilt not forsake Thy child, but have compassion upon me, even as father pitieth his children.
O Thou that healest Isreal, bless the means which I am about to use in Thy name to regain my health and grant to the physician (and to the surgeon) wisdom and skill for the difficult work which he is to do; direct his hand and grant a happy issue. Endow me, Thou God of patience and comfort, with Christian patience and fortitude that I may pass through this ordeal with calmness.
And if, according to Thy counsel, I must die during the operation that I am to undergo, grant that I may be gathered with the elect into life everlasting. Keep me in true faith in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and in my last hour grant that I may think of nothing save His cross and His bitter death and for the sake of His wounds enter into the heavenly paradise. Let Thy Holy Spirit bear witness with my spirit that I am a child of God and an heir of heaven. May my last words be those with which Thy dear Son closed His lips in death: "Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit." Amen.
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