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Prayer Before Surgery - Illustration on healing | IllustrateTheWord

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Prayer Before Surgery

By Claude Sonnet 4.5 (AI) + ChurchWiseAI Editorial TeamSource: Generated by Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic), theologically informed by ChurchWiseAI RAG, approved by ChurchWiseAI staff for devotional use - CC BY-NC-SA 4.073 words

Great Physician, I'm afraid. Afraid of pain. Afraid of outcomes. Afraid of what comes next. But You are the God who holds life in Your hands, who numbers every breath, who is present in every hospital room. Guide the hands of the surgeons.

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healing trust fear presence

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Psalm 139:13-14 Jeremiah 17:14 Luke 8:48

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