Dementia comes
like a thief in the night,
then stays,
a dark shadow,
ever-present,
entwining itself within the brain.
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Healing Presence,
do not abandon (name of person)
in her time of need
and great distress,
in this time of transition.
Enfold her and her family
and all those who care for her
under the wings of Shekinah,
Bless them with peace, tranquility, calm
in the midst of the whirlwind
of this terrible illness.
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Healing Presence,
grant strength, patience, and wisdom
to all those who care for her
and for all those who suffer with dementia.
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Healing Presence,
grant strength, wisdom, and perseverance
to the scientists who work tirelessly
to untangle the web of this disease,
to catch this thief that comes in the night
and takes the mind and spirit.
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Healing Presence,
while there is no cure,
grant us hope
and healing —
hope and healing for acceptance
of what cannot be changed,
hope and healing for strength
for what lies ahead,
hope and healing
for wholeness, shalom.
One Response
I like that this is addressed to “Healing Presence” and invites that presence to enfold the afflicted loved one “under the wings of Shekinah” so that the afflicted loved one will not feel abandoned.. One could add a petition to assure the loved one that she is indeed not abandoned.