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Prayer Before Surgery
For the hours before they wheel you back. When you've signed the forms and the gown is on and you're trying to be brave but your hands are shaking. A prayer for the moment you lose control of your own body.
Father, I come to you before surgery. I am afraid of the unknown, of complications, and of not being in control. Even my body feels tense and exhausted.
I do not have polished words tonight. I am bringing you what is real. the fear, the anger, the confusion, and the exhaustion. Some moments I feel steady for a minute, and then the wave hits again.
I keep replaying conversations, decisions, and outcomes in my head. I keep trying to predict everything so I can feel safe, but it is wearing me down. Please meet me in the middle of this exact moment.
Not the stronger version of me. Not the version that has all the answers. Meet me here, as I am.
Cover me with your peace. Guide every hand in the operating room. Guard my mind from panic.
I place this situation in your hands again. Not because it is easy, but because you are faithful when I am fragile. Keep me close.
Keep me honest. Keep me from giving up on what you can do. When my thoughts race, slow me down.
When shame speaks loudly, remind me of your mercy. When I cannot see the next month, show me the next faithful step for today. Help me receive your peace one breath at a time.
Help me notice small graces, small kindnesses, and small signs of your care. I trust you with what I can hold, and with what I cannot hold. I am resting under the shadow of your wings right now.
Psalm 91 says Lord, thank you for meeting me through your word. Under your wings I find refuge, and you command your care over me. Let that truth settle deeper than my panic. deeper than my shame. deeper than my worst assumptions.
I needed to hear your voice over the noise in my head. I needed to be reminded that you are present in real trouble, not only in easy seasons. Thank you for medicine, training, and skilled caregivers.
Let recovery be steady, and keep my heart anchored in you. Teach me to cooperate with your healing. Give me wisdom for practical decisions, and courage for hard conversations.
Protect me from isolation, from hopelessness, and from pretending I am fine when I am not. I release what I cannot control. I receive what you are giving today.
Strength for this hour. mercy for this day. hope for tomorrow. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
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