ICF - Prayer Focus

Those who work in healthcare

Doctors and General Practitioners, Hospital nurses, dieticians, radiographers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, helpers in the field of rehabilitation, intensive care staff, operating theatre staff, pathologists, barrier nurses, hospital porters, psychiatric nurses and administrative staff in the National Health Service.

God who made the soul and spirit, and offers re-birth from within, let us not forget that You also made the bodies we inhabit and wove our physical form within the womb. In Christ, You placed Yourself in human flesh; stretching out the hand of healing to those whose minds and bodies were diseased and damaged; yearning for release. And so we pray for those who today continue Your healing work through our healthcare institutions. As they co-operate with nature’s own therapeutic process, may they glimpse the Creator God whose word brought it into being. As they bring relief and comfort to those who cannot be cured, may they encounter the saving God who is acquainted with our grief and suffering. And as they seek to educate and reform, so that our communities will be healthy places for everyone, may they sense Your revealed purpose which is the well-being of all creation. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, AMEN.

Regular prayer for the world of work can be a significant feature in Sunday services. ICF seeks to provide a variety of resources to help those who prepare these. Prayer of this nature is important because:

• It encourages Christians to see their working lives as part of their Christian Identity
  
  
• It helps those involved in the world of work, particularly when their job makes it difficult to participate in church activities, to feel affirmed and valued.
  
  
• It is a vital part of our intercessory responsibility to the community around us.
  
  
• It communicates a faith that is relevant to real issues to those who visit our churches
  

Each week, we highhlight different groups of workers and encourage our members and followers to particularly pray for people who work in that sector. We also encourage local churches to include regular prayers for the world of work

As you pray, Consider what might be said in the context of thanksgiving, confession and intercession, both for the workers concerned and for those present.