This pocket or purse-sized prayer book provides 23 prayers created especially for those who are suffering with serious illness. Each brief prayer format includes a New Testament scripture text for contemplation, a psalm for meditation, and a prayer that will comfort and assist those in various stages of illness. Its convenient size allows this book to easily slip into a purse or pocket, making it an ideal resource for ministers of care, chaplains, clergy, and family members and friends who care for and wish to pray with the sick. It is also a wonderful book for personal prayer.

Topic:

Care of the Sick

I Am Afraid, Lord - 6 Prayers
Father, I Seek Your Forgiveness - 4 Prayers
I Accept My Sufferings in Union with Jesus - 6 Prayers
I Pray for Those Who Suffer
I Prayer for Those Whom God Has Called to the Other Side of Life - 3 Prayers
I Thank God for My Recovery
The Eucharist; The Lord Gives Me the Gift of Himself
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick; The Church Comforts Me