¹³Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. ¹⁴Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. ¹⁶Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. ¹⁷Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. ¹⁸Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest.

¹⁹My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, ²⁰you should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

• Light a candle to remember Christ’s presence with you.
• Sit five to fifteen minutes in silent meditation paying close attention to the deep breath.
• Allow the breath to lead you to prayer.
• Pray for those who suffer.
• “Lord, hear my prayer.”
• Pray for those who give glory to God.
• “Lord, hear my prayer.”
• Pray for the sick.
• “Lord, hear my prayer.”
• “Lord, have mercy on me.”
• Confess your sins to God.
• As you breathe in, feel God’s forgiveness.
• As you exhale, let go of anything keeping you from healing.
• Continue this exercise until you are ready to move on.
• Breathe in the truth.
• Scan your mind and your body.  If anything keeps you from the truth, exhale it with force so that God may fill you with the breath of truth.
• Come home to the one who loves you.
• The one who is the Truth, the Way, and the Life.
• What is God’s message for you?
• Give thanks to God for this time in prayer and for any new insights you have received.
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