Praying when we are ill and suffering helps us talk honestly to God about the feelings of helplessness and hopelessness that overwhelm us when we are unable to function normally. My struggles during illness and suffering I was recently hospitalized for a chronic illness, then a month later hospitalized for a secondary illness caused by…

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This Good Friday prayer can be used with a group, at a Good Friday service or as a personal Good Friday prayer.  On Good Friday, we remember the trial, conviction, scourging and crucifixion of Jesus.  We also recall how he died and was buried in a borrowed tomb.  Some Christian traditions observe 3 hours of…

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