Service of Healing

1. Gathering

We gather in the name of Christ who welcomes us

The one who calls us out of darkness into God’s marvellous light.
Grace and peace be with us.

2. Praise and Acknowledge God

We gather in the name of Christ who calls us saying,

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke
upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest
for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

Listen also to the words of the Psalm 42,

1 As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
3 My tears have been my food
day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
"Where is your God?"
4 These things I remember
as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go to the house of God
under the protection of the Mighty One
with shouts of joy and praise
among the festive throng.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
6 My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remember you
from the land of the Jordan,
the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.
8 By day the LORD directs his love,
at night his song is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.

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 9 I say to God my Rock,
"Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?"
10 My bones suffer mortal agony
as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,
"Where is your God?"
11 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.

3. Prayers

God the Father, your will for all people is health and salvation.
We praise and bless you, Lord.

God the Son, you came that we might have life,

and might have it more abundantly.
We praise and bless you, Lord.

God the Holy Spirit, you make our bodies the temple of your presence.
We praise and bless you, Lord.

Holy Trinity, one God, in you we live and move and have our being.
We praise and bless you, Lord.

Lord, grant your healing grace to all who are sick, injured or disabled,
that they may be made whole.
Hear us, Lord of life.

Grant to all who are lonely, anxious or depressed

a knowledge of your will and an awareness of your presence.
Hear us, Lord of life.

Mend broken relationships, and restore to those in distress

soundness of mind and serenity of spirit.
Hear us, Lord of life.

Sustain and support those who seek your guidance

and lift up all who are brought low by the trials of this life.
Hear us, Lord of life.

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Restore to wholeness whatever is broken by human sin,
in our lives, in our nation, and in the world.
Hear us, Lord of life.

In silence now we offer any other hurts or wounds in our life

(silence)
Hear us, Lord of life.

You are the Lord who does mighty wonders.

You have declared your power among the peoples.

Hear us, Lord of life:

heal us, and make us whole.

4. Confession

Though we know much of the illness we experience is not our fault we also now confess
to you the sin in our lives that keeps us in bondage and the sin that continues to tells us
we are guilty.

Merciful God,
we have not loved you
with out whole heart,
nor our neighbours
as ourselves.
Forgive what we have been,
accept us as we are,
and guide what we shall be.

Have mercy on us, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your
abundant mercy erase our transgressions. Create in us a clean heart, O God, and
put a new and right spirit within us.

5. Assurance

Receive now the assuring words about Jesus Christ,

There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ
Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have
been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be
conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers
and sisters.
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against
us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also,

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along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those
whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then can condemn? No one. Christ
Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and
is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or
hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am
convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor
the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation,
will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

6. Sending

Psalm 23

1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2He makes me to lie down in green pastures: he leads me beside the still waters.
3He restores my soul: he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for
you art with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.
5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: you anoint my head with
oil; my cup runs over.
6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in
the house of the LORD for ever.