Healing takes more than an extra large bandaid

 

O LORD my God,

I cried to You for help,

   and You have healed me.

            Psalm 30. 2

( "Help me!" is most basic of prayers

 in any language, circumstances,

     or season of life,

through many dangers, toils and snares.

Crying out to the LORD

   is not just the beginning of healing,

but the start of trusting Him,

  and admitting we need Him

               after all.

In this passage in ancient Hebrew,

the word heal means

to mend, cure, cause to heal,

repair, stitch together,

             and make whole.

God does not just bring us through

    our distresses when we come to Him,

but in His hands, 

   when we trust Him with it,

   the broken parts are healed

         and become even stronger.

God hears every cry of the heart.

And He specializes

     in every kind of ailment,

wound, injury and affliction.

Healing is more than

      just putting a band-aid on it,

but making us whole.

Trust in the slow redeeming

                       work of God.)

O LORD,

How differently we should live

if we started out our days

       asking You to help us,

not just when we are

   stuck in the mud

   or overwhelmed by

      what is staring us in the face.

Please help us.

We need You.

We need You more and more.

Please heal our wounds

         for Your glory

and that we may serve You

   fully and faithfully.

Empower us with Your strength,

   even in the midst of pain,

that we would be a witness

   to others of Your Presence.

We know that You can even use

      our troubles

   to strengthen us in You.

You redeem all things.