The Prayer of the Elders for the Sick (TMF:2185)

Friday, September 22, 2023
Peace to Live By: The Prayer of the Elders for the Sick (TMF:2185) - Daniel Litton
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       But really, the people praying is anointing the person’s head with oil, as David talked about in Psalm 23 with God doing that for us. What a great blessing that is! But again, that’s not to say that afterwards the person shouldn’t been helping themselves to get better, doing anything they can depending on the specific situation. Sometimes not much can be done. But regardless, only depending upon the prayer and not helping ourselves I don’t think is the best course of action. I do believe that God helps those who help themselves. Why, didn’t you help yourself when you called upon the elders to pray? That was a first step that you took. Anyhow, the prayer that the elders offer up to God will indeed help the person who is sick. In the case of bodily sickness, granted, this may be in this life—that is, the person may recover. Or, that person may end up transcending—for James says, “the Lord will raise him up.” Since all that matters is God anyway, there’s no fear here. For the person who has Given Up Control, or surrendered, then whether they live or whether they die everything is fine.