Pray for one another

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¹³ Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. ¹⁴ Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: ¹⁵ And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. ¹⁶ Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Reflect

James gives each condition a response: the afflicted pray, the cheerful sing psalms, the sick call the elders to pray over them. He joins healing with confession and prayer for one another, and says fervent prayer 'availeth much.'

Pray

Lord, I bring you the people I know who are sick. Give them healing and strength, and make me faithful in praying for them. Amen.