An even shorter version of this prayer, which could be used by a person of any faith tradition, is the following,

      Through your blessing, grace, and guidance,

      please release me from my negative thoughts and destructive emotions.

      May I know myself forgiven for all the harm I may have thought and done.

      May I accomplish all that I need to today,

      and embrace my disability to the benefit of others.

The following is a shortened version of the Mi Sheberakh a traditional Jewish healing prayer obtained from the National Center for Jewish Healing (ncjh.org).

      May the one who blessed our ancestors ----

      Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah

      Bless and heal the one who is disabled and sick __(insert name)____

      May the holy Blessed One, overflow with compassion upon him\her

      To restore, to heal, to strengthen, to enliven __(insert name)___

      The One will send him\her speedily, healing of the soul and body.

      Let us all say; Amen.

The following blessing before surgery was obtained from the Catholic Health Association of the United States (chausa.org).  It can be modified for any procedure a patient is to undergo, and can be used by people of several faiths.

      “God of Health and Wholeness

      We gather this morning to pray

      For our dear friend (insert name)

      as we desire for him/her to be restored

      to the balance of good health

      We pray for a successful surgery and for the

      Medical Staff who will be working with him/her

      So that, he/she may fully recover,

      And return with renewed zeal

      To the daily life that we share.”

We have included one version of the “Our Father” or “Lord’s Prayer” and the “Serenity Prayer” as patients and nurses often take comfort in these prayers.

      Our Father, who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name.

      Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven.

      Give us this day, our daily bread.

      And forgive our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

      Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

      For Thine is the power, and the glory, forever, and ever.  Amen.
The serenity prayer may be comforting to those who are angry or anxious: “God grant me the courage to change the things I can, to accept the things I cannot change, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

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