As we commemorate National Hospital & National Skilled Nursing Care Weeks, let us pause to reflect on the healing care of all those who serve patients, residents, and their loved ones within our facilities.

O Holy One,

In every moment of life, You are with us:
In health or in sickness,
In knowing or in waiting,
In poverty or brokenness,
Alone or together,
Body, mind or spirit –
There is nowhere we go where You are not also.

Bestow Your blessings upon Your children:
Those who need healing,
A special touch, a tender word, a miracle,
Provision, strength, permission, forgiveness,
Joy, hope or grace –
May the light of Your presence cast out all shadows and usher Your dear ones into life.

Make sacred these spaces of wholeness:
Vestibules and corridors,
Hallways and staircases,
Waiting rooms, exam rooms, consultation rooms,
Chapels and offices and cafeterias –
Bring healing within these walls; bring peace and presence and answers to prayer.

We ask this in Your name.
Amen.