Prayer to the Sacred Heart When Health Is Failing

Sweet Heart of Jesus,

my health is failing, and I am hurting.

Thank you for my body, which is a great and marvelous gift

and a temple where the Holy Spirit chooses to dwell.

I offer up my current suffering for ____________,

accepting whatever you permit to happen to me.

I believe in your healing power and claim your promises of peace,

help in all my afflictions, and the grace of final perseverance.

Help me to resist all fear, and hide me, Lord,

in the haven of your precious heart.

Give me the strength to accept this current state of my health with joy,

holy resignation, and lively hope for the future.

Amen.