Praying for Friends in Need: A 5-Day Study by Asheritah Ciuciuமாதிரி

AGING PARENTS

“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.

I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”

ISAIAH 46:4

RECITE GOD’S GOODNESS

Creator God, You loved my parents before they were born, and all their days

were known to You. I praise You that You’ve foreseen all their health challenges

and difficulties, and You promise to provide for all their needs from Your

glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

EXPRESS YOUR NEEDINESS

Lord, it’s hard to see the people who’ve cared for me now needing to be cared

for. Help me honor and serve them without resentment, as I would serve You.

Be near them as their bodies grow frail and their minds age. Be their everpresent

help, and reassure them of their continued worth, even in old age.

SEEK HIS STILLNESS

Sit in the presence of the One with whom a thousand years is like a day. Allow His

constant, loving presence to fill you with all you need for this moment.

TRUST HIS FAITHFULNESS

I trust You, Lord, to sustain my parents today, even as You did from their very

first breath, and as You will do to their last. Grant me joy in serving and loving

them today.