Today, Lord, I pray not for myself but for one facing greater trials. In Your goodness, come to their aid; let Your Light fill their home with hope; let Your Presence strengthen them to bear their cross courageously, as You bore Yours. If they need leverage to lift their burden, let my shoulder be their support. If they need a word of joy, place it on my lips. If they seek a heart spacious enough to hold their sorrow, expand my love to heaven’s dimensions.

Lord, I pray for my suffering friend. If You cannot lift their hardship, let Your Strength sustain them. Teach them all things work for redemption, and even trials are a royal road leading to Your Light and Peace.

But did You not heal the paralytic, restore sight to the blind, and cleanse the leper for a fragment of faith? So I join my faith to my brother’s, that You might move mountains again and reveal Your Glory in their body and soul. Hear this humble prayer, Lord, and answer as You will—for You alone know true good. May we soon reunite in joy to proclaim Your wonders and bless Your holy Name. Amen.”