Prayers for doctors, nurses and healthcare workers
Before a shift
Steady hands, a clear head, and kindness when you are tired.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9, NIV
Lord, before I walk in: steady my hands, clear my head, and keep me kind when I am tired. Be with me in every room I enter today. Whatever comes through the door, You are already there. Amen.
Before I walk in
The other moments
- When you are carrying too much For the weight that does not clock out, and the cry in the car.
- After losing a patient The day someone died and you were there, and the family in the hallway.
- The case you cannot put down The one you keep reopening: the miss, the what-if, the guilt.
- When your worth feels like your last result The evaluation, the grant, the match, the ranking.
- When you are pressed from every side Hard pressed, not crushed.
- The 3 a.m. one For the night shift, and the nights you cannot sleep.
- When you are the one who is supposed to have the answer A high priest who understands weakness.
- Sunday, on call For the Sundays the schedule takes.
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