What to do when sick

After James 5:13-20 

If you are sick,

if you are hurting,

if your heart

shrieks and shrinks,

if times seem bleak,

if sin dogs your steps,

 

then call upon the elders,

the elders of the church.

Allow them to pray

over you, allow them

to anoint your brow,

let them pray the prayer

of faith, because faith

is its own healing,

the healing of the soul.

 

Confess your sins

to each other,

pray for one another,

and you are healed.

Few things are as

powerful as

the prayer of

a righteous person.

 

Photograph by Alexander Grey via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Sunday Readings

 

Cultural Enemies – James Emery White at Church & Culture.

 

Whitewashed Tombs – Jason Clark at This Is Jason.

 

The Bible’s Influence on America’s Founding – Daniel Dreisbach at Text & Canon Institute.