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When asked if a cure is realistic, I say no,
even though with you, Lord, all things are possible.
What then shall we pray, if we
limit ourselves to our expectations?
Relief from pain, fear, and all distress.
Challenges met with faith, courage, and humor.
An easy, graceful acceptance of what is.
People around her (even us) who will be
competent, loving, and patient to the end.
Yes, yes, Lord, we pray for all these things,
every one of them, but also, if you don't mind,
a miraculous, inexplicable, logic-defying cure.

Photo of coed team weight-lifting competition at Flex On The Mall, Washington, D.C.

Photo and prayer 2015 by Danny N. Schweers

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Terri wrote:
I've been praying this prayer for a loved one for a long time, Danny. Seeing you put it into words really touched me. Patience, yes; acceptance, yes; surrender, yes. Miracles? Yes, please.

THE AUTHOR REPLIES:

For those of you who wondered, no, I have no obvious need for a cure. In church, I had been asked by someone who has survived her cancer how a mutual friend was doing, a friend with brain cancer. “Is it realistic to hope for a cure?” That is what I was asked. I said with God all things were possible but, no, a cure is not realistic. That’s was the seed of my prayer.

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