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Daily Prayer of a Nurse

oday I offer myself to you, Lord,
as you have gifted and chosen me
to serve those who are ill.
Bless my hands that I may be able
to share your healing touch.
Bless me with a listening
and compassionate heart
that I may be able to understand sick people,
to help them perceive your presence
amidst their pain and so care
for their spiritual well-being and wholeness,
not just for their physical health.

Bless the medicines
and instruments in my hands.
Bless my every action,
every nursing intervention
and medical procedure
that I will administer to the sick,
that it may bring comfort,
help alleviate their pain,
and be your instrument in healing them.

When I feel down because of fatigue
and lack of sleep;
when my personal preoccupations,
my own hurts and woundedness bother me; when my
presence and nursing skill
are being mistrusted by those around me,
let your Spirit transform these
into energy of love to give me the strength
and courage to go on in faith.
Help me to be serene
especially when I am at the bedside of patients who are in
their most vulnerable moments.

Divine Master,
I acknowledge the gift of service and love inherent in my
nursing vocation.
Increase in me the grace to be respectful of every patient
no matter who he/she may be, trusting that it is You
yourself
who are placing him/her under my care.
Amen.


Loraine Tumamak, FSP

Daily Prayer of a Nurse

oday I offer myself to you, Lord,
as you have gifted and chosen me
to serve those who are ill.
Bless my hands that I may be able
to share your healing touch.
Bless me with a listening
and compassionate heart
that I may be able to understand sick people,
to help them perceive your presence
amidst their pain and so care
for their spiritual well-being and wholeness,
not just for their physical health.

Bless the medicines
and instruments in my hands.
Bless my every action,
every nursing intervention
and medical procedure
that I will administer to the sick,
that it may bring comfort,
help alleviate their pain,
and be your instrument in healing them.

When I feel down because of fatigue
and lack of sleep;
when my personal preoccupations,
my own hurts and woundedness bother me; when my
presence and nursing skill
are being mistrusted by those around me,
let your Spirit transform these
into energy of love to give me the strength
and courage to go on in faith.
Help me to be serene
especially when I am at the bedside of patients who are in
their most vulnerable moments.

Divine Master,
I acknowledge the gift of service and love inherent in my
nursing vocation.
Increase in me the grace to be respectful of every patient
no matter who he/she may be, trusting that it is You
yourself
who are placing him/her under my care.
Amen.

Loraine Tumamak, FSP


Daily Prayer of a Nurse

oday I offer myself to you, Lord,
as you have gifted and chosen me
to serve those who are ill.
Bless my hands that I may be able
to share your healing touch.
Bless me with a listening
and compassionate heart
that I may be able to understand sick people,
to help them perceive your presence
amidst their pain and so care
for their spiritual well-being and wholeness,
not just for their physical health.

Bless the medicines
and instruments in my hands.
Bless my every action,
every nursing intervention
and medical procedure
that I will administer to the sick,
that it may bring comfort,
help alleviate their pain,
and be your instrument in healing them.

When I feel down because of fatigue
and lack of sleep;
when my personal preoccupations,
my own hurts and woundedness bother me; when my
presence and nursing skill
are being mistrusted by those around me,
let your Spirit transform these
into energy of love to give me the strength
and courage to go on in faith.
Help me to be serene
especially when I am at the bedside of patients who are in
their most vulnerable moments.

Divine Master,
I acknowledge the gift of service and love inherent in my
nursing vocation.
Increase in me the grace to be respectful of every patient
no matter who he/she may be, trusting that it is You
yourself
who are placing him/her under my care.
Amen.

Loraine Tumamak, FSP