Thank you to everyone who has been praying. Kaden has now entered a 6 week long round of radiation where he will receive treatment 5 days a week. Please join me at 10am every weekday to pray for Kaden and his parents, Tim and Jen. We are especially hopeful that the radiation will kill all of the cancerous cells but not all the healthy ones! Here is my prayer for him if you aren’t sure what to pray… .
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Dear God,
Hear our cries for Kaden. We beg you for your mercy poured out on him and his parents. Lord, we pray that You will cover Kaden and under Your wings he will find refuge. May Your faithfulness be his shield (Ps. 91:4).
Father, we pray that this treatment will kill any cancerous cells and that the impact on Kaden’s healthy cells will be minimal. We pray that You will command Your angels concerning Kaden and guard him in all his ways (Ps. 91:11).
God, we remember what the psalmist says: “If I say, ‘Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,’ even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you” (Ps. 139: 11-12). God, you know this time is heavy and dark, but we thank you that the darkness is not dark to you. You are not caught off guard by any of this. Please be light and comfort for Tim and Jen and Kaden—may they see your mercies are new every morning (Lam. 3:23).
We know, Father, that Kaden is fearfully and wonderfully made (Ps. 139: 14)—that You are a perfect God who made Kaden just the way he is. We see your faithfulness in his smile and his energy and in his love. We see your faithfulness in giving him such loving parents in Tim and Jen. God we thank you for this family, and we pray this for them now: “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10).
Oh, God, we know your love for us is greater than we could ever imagine. We know this because you sent Your Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins—that if we repent and believe in Him, we shall never perish but have eternal life. Oh, Lord, help us to respond to Your Son as your Word tells us to: “I believe and know that you are the Holy One of God” (John 6:69). With this in mind, we pray for Kaden’s salvation, for healing and for hope. Through all of this, hold Kaden in the palms of Your hands.
In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
