Prayers for Healing for Sick Family Member or Friends

Praying for healing can be a difficult and emotional time.

Whether you are praying for a sick family member or friend, it can be hard to know what to say.

But thank God, I have put together a list of prayers for healing that you can use.

When you are praying for healing, it is important to remember that God is in control.

He is the ultimate healer and knows what is best for us.

You must trust in His plan and have faith that He will heal your loved ones who are sick.

The Bible tells us that “He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses” (Matthew 8:17).

This is a powerful promise from God that He will heal us from all sickness and disease.

Praying for healing is a way to surrender our sick loved ones into God’s hands and trust that He will do what is best.

Prayer for Healing of a Sick Family Member

Dear God, I come to You today asking for Your healing touch.

I am so worried about my sick family member (name).

Lord, I know that You are the ultimate healer, and I trust in Your plan.

Please give me the strength to trust in You and have faith that You will heal (name).

I surrender (name) into Your hands and pray that You will do what is best.

In Jesus’s name, I pray. Amen.”

Prayer for Healing of a Sick Friend

Dear God, My friend (name) is sick, and I am so worried about her/him.

I know that you are a great physician, and I am asking you to heal my friend.

I pray that you would give the doctors wisdom as they treat her/him.

I also pray for strength for my friend during this time.

I know that you are with us always, and I thank you for your peace and presence.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Prayer for Healing

Lord Jesus, we come before you today, asking for your healing power to be released in our lives.

We know that you are the Great Physician and that no sickness is too hard for you to heal.

We ask you to touch those who are sick with your healing power.

Restore their health and strength, and let them feel your loving presence.

We also ask that you would give us wisdom and knowledge as we care for those who are sick.

Give us your peace and comfort as we trust in you. Amen.

Prayer for a Friend Who Is Sick

Precious Jesus, I come to You today asking for Your healing hand to be placed upon my friend (name), who is ill.

Touch him/her with Your amazing healing power and restore his/her strength.

Give him/her the strength to fight this illness and the hope that he/she will be healed.

I pray that during this time, he/she will feel Your presence and know that You are near.

I also pray for those who are taking care of him/her – give them wisdom, patience, and compassion.

Amen.”

Prayer for Mom to Get Well

Heavenly Father, thank you for my mother.

I love her so much, and I know You do, too.

I ask that You would heal her body and make her well again.

I trust in Your power to restore health and strength to her body.

I know that nothing is impossible for You.

Please give my Mom Your peace and comfort as she goes through this difficult time.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Prayer for a Speedy Recovery for Dad

Lord Jesus, I come before You today and ask for a speedy recovery for my daddy.

I know that You are the Great Physician and nothing is too difficult for You.

I believe that You will touch Dad and completely heal him from this sickness.

Your word says that by Your stripes, we are healed.

So I declare, in Jesus’ name, that my Dad is healed from this sickness, and he will recover quickly in the mighty name of Jesus Amen!!!

Prayer for Healing after an Accident

Dear God, I lift up to You (name) who have been in an accident.

I pray for their healing—that every bone would be mended and every cut would quickly close.

I also pray for their emotional healing.

May they find peace and comfort in You during this time.

I thank You that I can come to You with my concerns and know that You hear me and care deeply for them.

I trust in Your sovereign plan and know that even this hard situation is under Your control.

In Jesus’s name, Amen.

Prayer for a Baby’s Healing

Heavenly Father, I believe that You are the giver of life and the One who knows what is best for us.

I come to You today on behalf of our little one who is sick.

I ask for healing—that this sickness would quickly leave his/her little body.

I also ask that You would give us wisdom as parents to know how to best care for our baby during this time.

Lord, give us Your peace that surpasses all understanding, and may we trust in You as we wait for healing.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Prayer for the Healing of someone hospitalized

Mighty God, thank you for being faithful even when we are not.

Thank you for being a God who heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

We come to you today asking for your healing touch on our (name), who is hospitalized.

Give his/her doctors and nurses the wisdom they need to treat his/her illness.

Give them the strength they need to care for him/her.

We ask that you would be with (name) during this time, giving him/her peace and comfort.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Bible verses about healing

1. Jeremiah 30:17 – “For I will restore health to you and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord.”
2. Psalm 103:3 – “Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.”
3. Isaiah 53:5 – “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed.”
4. Matthew 8:17 – “This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: ‘He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.’”
5. Mark 16:18 – “They will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
6. Acts 3:16 – “And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith which is through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.”
7. Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
8. 1 Peter 2:24 – “and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.”

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Also read: Why Is Family Prayer Important?