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Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your daily prayer,

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Speaker 1: where we help you find the words you need to

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Speaker 1: connect to your Father in Heaven. No matter what's happening

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Speaker 1: in your life today, you can trust that God wants

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Speaker 1: to hear from you. Right after this short word from

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Speaker 1: our sponsors, we'll pray through today's prayer for a child

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Speaker 1: facing injury or illness. A Prayer for a Child facing

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Speaker 1: Injury or Illness written by Vivian Bricker, read by Lea Gerard.

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Speaker 1: So do not fear, for I am with you. Do

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Speaker 1: not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will

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Speaker 1: strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with

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Speaker 1: my righteous right hand. As a f forty one to ten.

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Speaker 1: This past summer, following an incidental finding on an MRI,

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Speaker 1: my primary care physician referred me to a specialist for

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Speaker 1: a follow up. I will never forget when the specialist

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Speaker 1: came into my room, he was concerned I didn't have

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Speaker 1: anybody with me as he had difficult news to share.

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Speaker 1: He proceeded to tell me there were suspicious lesions within

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Speaker 1: my body and he wanted to do further testing. I

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Speaker 1: would have to undergo an extensive procedure where he would

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Speaker 1: take biopsies to ensure cancer wasn't present. As I continue

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Speaker 1: to walk through this health battle, I experience anxiety and

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Speaker 1: fear over my upcoming procedures. My thoughts have consisted of

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Speaker 1: what if they do find cancer, What if I do

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Speaker 1: have to undergo extensive treatment or surgery. All these questions

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Speaker 1: and worries swim around in my head until I have

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Speaker 1: trouble focusing on my daily tasks. When I begin to

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Speaker 1: reflect upon the fact that there are also children who

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Speaker 1: struggle with various injuries, illnesses, and diagnoses, I have difficulty coping.

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Speaker 1: I cannot even imagine the fear that rises in their

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Speaker 1: hearts as well as in their parents' hearts. I am

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Speaker 1: an adult, and it's hard enough for me to cope

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Speaker 1: with this pain and fear, much less a child. Knowing

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Speaker 1: that so many children in the world also experience this

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Speaker 1: is heartbreaking. My heart goes out to these children and

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Speaker 1: their families. If there's one thing we can and should

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Speaker 1: be doing for these children and their loved ones, it

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Speaker 1: still lift them up in prayer. James five fourteen reads,

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Speaker 1: is anyone among you sick, let them call the elders

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Speaker 1: of the church to pray over them and anoint them

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Speaker 1: with oil in the name of the Lord. If we

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Speaker 1: don't know any sick or injured children personally, we can

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Speaker 1: still go to the Lord on their behalf. As the

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Speaker 1: body of believers, we can petition and pray for our

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Speaker 1: fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Isaiah forty one ten

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Speaker 1: tells us, so do not fear, for I am with you.

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Speaker 1: Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I

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Speaker 1: will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you

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Speaker 1: with my righteous right hand. The words in this passage

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Speaker 1: were spoken to the prophet Isaiah, but they still apply

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Speaker 1: to us today. Our Lord is the true God. He

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Speaker 1: will strengthen you, help you, and uphold you with his

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Speaker 1: righteous right hand. God understands when we're afraid or facing

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Speaker 1: a difficult situation. He never leaves us to face these

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Speaker 1: times alone. Similar to how God remained with Isaiah throughout

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Speaker 1: his life, he will remain with you. Take heart in

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Speaker 1: knowing that He is watching over you and surrounding you

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Speaker 1: with his protection. When children are facing injuries and illnesses,

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Speaker 1: it's an extremely challenging thing to go through, but they

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Speaker 1: shouldn't have to walk it alone. Pray for God to

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Speaker 1: go before them and give them the comfort they need.

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Speaker 1: Let's lean into Ephesians three twenty through twenty one, which

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Speaker 1: tells us that God is good and he can do

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Speaker 1: more than we could ever imagine. Let's pray, Dear God,

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Speaker 1: many children are facing injuries, illnesses, and diagnoses at an

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Speaker 1: incredibly young age. My heart breaks for them, and it

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Speaker 1: brings me so much sadness. Please help every child who's

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Speaker 1: going through various treatments and surround them with the peace

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Speaker 1: that only you can provide. I also ask that you

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Speaker 1: help their families, as this is not an easy road

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Speaker 1: for them to travel. Watching your child sustain an injury

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Speaker 1: hardest things in the world. Please help these children to

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Speaker 1: fully recover and to live full lives in service to You.

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Speaker 1: Their lives are only now beginning, so please protect them

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Speaker 1: from sustaining more injuries or illnesses. I trust that you

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Speaker 1: can do all these things and even more. God, give

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Speaker 1: them life, life, comfort, grace, and hope. In your Son's name.

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