A Prayer for the Ill, by Rabbi Morrison David Bial (1962)
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open_content_license: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Date: 2022-09-06
Last Updated: 2025-02-18
Categories: Well-being, health, and caregiving
Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer
Excerpt: "A Prayer for the Ill" by Rabbi Morrison David Bial was first published in his anthology, An Offering of Prayer (1962), p. 46, from where this prayer was transcribed. . . .
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O Lord, our God and God of our Fathers:
We call upon Thee in our distress,
when one who is very dear to us
is gravely stricken.
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We lift our hearts in prayer to Thee
who art the source of life and strength.
May our prayers carry to Thee
the greatness of our sorrows
and the anguish that fills our hearts.
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We ask for Thy light in our darkness,
for Thy love to fortify our love.
We ask for Thy mercy and compassion
that we may help each other
bear up under this burden.
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Thou art our Judge,
the divine Source of all wisdom.
Give us understanding
of what we must do to sustain each other,
to make of this hour a going forward.
Help us
to drive out desperation
and invite true hope and courage,
for Thou art ever near unto us.
May it be Thy will
to reunite us in health and in love
so that we may take up our lives together
in ways pleasing to Thee.
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Amen.
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“A Prayer for the Ill” by Rabbi Morrison David Bial was first published in his anthology, An Offering of Prayer (1962), p. 46, from where this prayer was transcribed.
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Contributor: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
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Name: Morrison David Bial
Bio: Born in New York in 1917, Morrison David Bial studied at Princeton Theological Seminary, served as a chaplain at Mitchell Field during World War II, and was ordained from the Jewish Institute of Religion in 1945. Rabbi Bial spoke from pulpits in the United States as well as in Dublin, Glasgow, and London. He led a number of tours to Israel, and published thirteen books, including The Rabbi’s Bible: Torah and The Rabbi’s Bible: Prophets (began in 1966, co-authored with Solomon Simon), Liberal Judaism at Home: the Practices of Modern Reform Judaism (1971), and Your Jewish Child (1978). Rabbi Bial spent over thirty years serving Temple Sinai in Summit, New Jersey, from 1953 until he became Rabbi Emeritus in 1985. From 1985–1995, Rabbi Bial joined Temple Beth Shalom in Ocala, Florida, revitalizing its interfaith movement, and served as Rabbi Emeritus until his death in 2004.
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Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/morrison-david-bial
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Name: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
Bio: Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)
Website: https://aharon.varady.net
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Caption: Six Men Getting Sick (David Lynch, 1967)
