Prayers for the Hospitalized Adult Population with Covid-19

Prayers written or adapted by chaplains from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in response to the Covid-19 crisis. 

A Prayer for an Adult Patient to Read for Themselves

Dear God,
Help me be aware of how much my family and friends love me, even though they can’t be with me.
Remind them of how much I love each of them, especially (name family and friends here).
I am also mindful of the animals who share life with us.
Help the people caring for me have wisdom.
Help me feel your love and presence as you guide me through this time of sickness.
Let good memories sustain me as I wait to know what comes next.
Free me from pain, free me from fear.
Surround me with your love, empower me with your courage.
Amen

A Prayer for an Adult Patient to Read for Themselves
God of Love and Comfort,
Here I am, sick and in the hospital.
Please take away any fear or pain I might be feeling right now.
Guide the staff who are caring for me.
Help me remember that I am not alone,
because you are with me,
and because I am surrounded by love from my family and friends.
Help my family and friends to know that I am sending them love, too.
In your name I pray, Amen

A Prayer for an Adult Patient to Read for Themselves
God of Love and Comfort,
Here I am in this hospital.
I’ve never been this sick before. I don’t feel well, and I am afraid. Please help me.
I didn’t want this to happen.
There are people who need me.
There are things I hope to do in my life.
Please heal me, so I can return to my family, and accomplish my dreams.
No matter what happens next, make sure the people I care about know that I love them,
I’m grateful for them,
and I will never forget them.
Amen.

A Prayer for an Adult Near Death to be Read by Staff
*Adapted from Final Confessional Prayer in Where Healing Resides, CCAR Press, 2013

Source of all life,
All is now in Your hands.
Receive all of _______’s worries and fears.
Wash them away.
Let goodness flow over them and surround them now. Help them as they ready for their next passage.
Let them know that You will walk alongside them, and be present with them and with us,
for their soul in entwined with ours.
Source of life, as they come close to You, bathe them in Your light.
Love them and carry them.
Shelter them under Your protecting wings. Ready a place in Your garden for them.
Into Your hand we trust their soul. Gently, lovingly, tend them now. May they be at peace.
Amen

A Prayer for an Adult Patient who has Died to be Read by Staff
Ever-present God,
I hold up this precious life to you,
Giving thanks for the love that has been given and received. May they be granted peace, now and forever,
Amen.

A Prayer for an Adult Patient who has Died to be Read by Staff 
Ever-present God,
We come before you grateful for the life of this person. We are heartbroken that this moment has come.
Still, we are grateful for the love this individual shared, the beauty they created,
and the strength of their spirit.
We are grateful that throughout all of their life, including right now,
You have been with them.
We are grateful for the love that surrounds them- Your love and the love of their family and friends.
As this person transitions from this life into the next, may they be pain-free and unafraid,
surrounded by love, light, comfort, and peace.
Please comfort and care for this person’s family and friends, and all who cared for or care about them.
May they be comforted by Your love
and the memories they share with their loved one.
In Your holy name we pray, Amen.