The Shepherd (1930) by Arturo Martini (Photo: Irene Bom)
An unusually short blessing from Jan Richardson. She calls it “a [healing] blessing small enough to carry in the hand or in the heart”.
And All Be Made Well
A Healing Blessing
That each ill
be released from you
and each sorrow
be shed from you
and each pain
be made comfort for you
and each wound
be made whole in you
that joy will
arise in you
and strength will
take hold of you
and hope will
take wing for you
and all be made well.
by Jan Richardson, from paintedprayerbook.com
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