A Prayer for the Hospital Waiting Room
Hospital waiting rooms can make time feel strange. A few minutes can feel enormous when someone you love is behind a door you cannot enter.
The Psalms show us that fear and urgent need can be brought directly to God. We do not have to make our prayers polished before we come to Him.
Father, I am afraid. I want answers, healing, wisdom, and safety for the person I love.
Please give skill, attention, wisdom, and compassion to every person providing care. Make what needs to be seen clear. Give our family wisdom for each decision before us.
Psalm 23 gives us the picture of the Lord as Shepherd, present even through the darkest valley. Romans 8 reminds those who belong to Christ that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
Hold us close to those truths now. Give me strength for the next conversation, wisdom for the next decision, and peace for the moments when all I can do is wait.
And when I do not know what to pray, remind me that the Spirit helps believers in weakness.
Amen.
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Even in a waiting room, your help is not limited to what you can see.