being sick
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7Cast all your cares upon him, for he takes care of you. 8Be sober and vigilant. For your adversary, the devil, is like a roaring lion, traveling around and seeking those whom he might devour. 9Resist him by being strong in faith, being aware that the same passions afflict those who are your brothers in the world. 10But the God of all grace, who has called us to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will himself perfect, confirm, and establish us, after a brief time of suffering.
2Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his recompenses. 3He forgives all your iniquities. He heals all your infirmities.
5Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence.
22A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.
5But he himself was wounded because of our iniquities. He was bruised because of our wickedness. The discipline of our peace was upon him. And by his wounds, we are healed.
28Come to me, all you who labor and have been burdened, and I will refresh you.
4May the Lord bring him help on his bed of sorrow. In his infirmity, you have changed his entire covering.
14The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?
31But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.
3He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.
12Here is the patient endurance of the Saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
14Is anyone ill among you? Let him bring in the priests of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And a prayer of faith will save the infirm, and the Lord will alleviate him. And if he has sins, these will be forgiven him. 16Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be saved. For the unremitting prayer of a just person prevails over many things.
16For the Lord himself, with a command and with the voice of an Archangel and with a trumpet of God, shall descend from heaven. And the dead, who are in Christ, shall rise up first. 17Next, we who are alive, who are remaining, shall be taken up quickly together with them into the clouds to meet Christ in the air. And in this way, we shall be with the Lord always. 18Therefore, console one another with these words.