A Prayer for Cancer Patients
Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought this would be a great time to share another of my free printable prayer guides. This one is a prayer for cancer patients, to help you pray for people you know and love who’ve been diagnosed with this dread disease.
As a breast cancer survivor myself now, I’ve been so very grateful for all the prayers of family members and friends (and friends of family members đ) and fellow homeschoolers and church members and medical providers and blog readers and newsletter subscribers and podcast listeners — the list goes on and on!
It was such an encouragement to know — especially in those first days and weeks after diagnosis when my head was swirling with so many unanswered questions and frightening uncertainties — that so many people from all over the globe were petitioning the Throne of Grace on my behalf.
And so, today, I’m sharing a pretty new printable prayer guide full of all the kinds of things people prayed for me and that I now pray for other friends who are engaged in their own fight against cancer in any of its forms.
I hope neither you nor any of your loved ones ever have to face such a diagnosis, but if you do, this is how I would pray for you in the midst of it:
A Prayer for Those with Cancer
LORD, I faithfully lift up my friends & family members with cancer & ask that You, as the Great Physician, wouldâŚ
C: Calm their fears
LORD, teach them to cast all their burdens & worries at the foot of the cross & leave them there. In place of their anxiety, grant them peace that surpasses understanding. (Psalm 55:22; 1 Peter 5:7; Philippians 4:7)
A: Answer their questions
Grant them wisdom as they research all their options. Answer when they call upon You & show them things they donât know. Lead them in the way they should go. (James 1:5; Jeremiah 33:3; Psalm 25:5, 9)
N: Nurture their faith
Use this trial to grow & deepen their faith. Draw close & comfort them in their affliction. Help them to trust in You & affirm your goodness at all times. (Colossians 2:6-7; James 4:8; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Nahum 1:7)
C: Coordinate their care
Give their caregivers insight & understanding. Move believing friends to pray on their behalf. Help their doctors listen to concerns & clearly explain treatment plans. (Proverbs 2:6; Colossians 1:9; Romans 12:12; James 1:19)
E: Ease their suffering
God, have mercy upon them, give them grace to endure their pain until You eliminate it entirely. Soothe their troubled spirit & wipe every tear from their eyes. (Psalm 30:10; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Proverbs 18:14; Revelation 21:4)
R: Restore their health
LORD, bind up their wounds. Bolster their immune system to work as You designed. You alone can heal completely & deserve all glory for doing so. (Matthew 15:30-31; Mark 2:17; Psalm 147:3, Psalm 139:13-16; Romans 11:36)
More Printable Prayer Guides
You will find many more prayer guides you can download individually for free by following this link: Free Printable Prayer Guides.
Or you can save time by investing in a copy of my Pretty Prayer Print Pack and then download a whole bundle of resources in a single click, including all our most popular prayer guides plus prayer lists and diaries, prayer-themed coloring pages, prayer cards, and beautiful printable artwork suitable for framing. Several of the resources in this collection are not available anywhere else.
