The following blessing comes from a new selection of prayers for women with cancer. They were written by Diann L. Neu, co-founder and co-director of the Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual, and author of several collections of feminist liturgy.
Blessing For When the Chemotherapy Drug Flows
Blessed are You, Compassionate One,
For giving me these droplets of _____ (name of chemotherapy drug),
Like refreshing dew and healing rain,
may they save my life.
I don't know, maybe that sounds like something someone who has never had cancer might write. But prayers like these are templates helpful in getting the mind to formulate its own prayers for healing. You can shape your own renditions. So pass this along to someone you feel it might help.
Here's a prayer Neu recommends for the beginning and ending of each day of cancer treatment. It's quite similar to Buddhist mindfulness prayers and would be helpful to anyone at any time. Just repeat these words morning and evening:
May all be loved.
May all be healed.
May all be sheltered.
May all be free from fear.
My I be loved.
May I be healed.
May I be sheltered.
May I be free from fear.
Prayers That Help With Chemo
Tuesday February 20, 2007
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What about our men, they also get Cancer. My husband is fight with his life with Colon Cancer, I know women have it too. But why don't you ever see something about our men. Pray for them also. May God Bless everyone,
I had breast and thyroid cancer and went thru chemo for four months. It was no fun, but between the drugs, my Faith and my God, I am healed in Jesus'name. I am going to make a ton of copies of these prayers and take them to my oncology doctor's office so that everyone there still taking chemo can be uplifted and healed by powerful words!!! Thanks for the prayers!! LJ
It is nice to see prayers for women who have cancer. I have Colon, Liver and Lung cancerand have been fighting it since August 19, 2006. Every week I go for my CHemo and some days are good and some bad. The prayers really help you make it through it. Still fighgting and will be a survivor.
God is good all the time and all the time God is good!!
I am a two year breast cancer survivor who experienced our Lord's works while holding his hand through all of my treatments one moment at a time and with little or no side effects (during chemotherapy and radiation therapy) received much mercy and grace. I am thankful all day everyday. I truly believe in the power of prayer; PRAYER WORKS! I will pray for all those in need and especially for Marsha, Laura,Hash,Jacqueline,Laurie. Our Lord says,"For I know the plans I have for you." He will never abandon us! God Bless you all :~)
I am a fifteen year cancer suvivor I also experance Gods love and his healing power, God him self walked me through the valley of the shadows of deaft. GOD keep me. as I walked through that valley of death
God was with me.,through the chemotherapy ,radition,for the four units of bloods that they gave me at the end.I had no side effects. I am thankful that to the lord and jesus christ for his mercy and grace.yes he keep me.I truely belive in the power of prayer .and thank God for the many blessing.I know that God will always carry me through the storm ,wind, and rain.he will never forsake me in the time of need.he is a God that we can count on .I will pray for all the cancer patient
that God will lay his heeling hands on all the sick. God bless us all in the name of Jesus