A Prayer about Waiting for Recovery
Lord, I believe; help my unbelief. Mark 9:24
Heavenly Father,
How this earthly father’s words resonate with us.
He had likely lost all hope that his son,
who was violently abused by an “unclean spirit,”
would ever recover (Mark 9:17).
And yet, he, like we,
dared to hope that Jesus could help.
He, like we, in our hopeless and discouragement, can only ask,
“if you can do anything,
have compassion on us and help us” (Mark 9:22).
When Jesus responds, “Anything is possible if a person believes,”
the father admits his ambivalence: “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24).
Oh Lord, how we thank you
that your healing work in our lives,
whether healing of sin,
healing of addiction,
healing of illness,
or healing of relationships,
does not depend on our level of faith.
Oh Lord, how we thank you
that you are the faithful one
who loves us deeply in our doubt.
Oh Lord, how we thank you
that we know the day of full and final healing
is coming soon.
In Jesus’ faithful name. Amen.
Read Mark 9:14-29.