06/24/2026
“I Can’t Pray That!”
As a hospital chaplain, many people over the years asked me to pray for them — for a loved one they care about, for an outcome they hope to see — but sometimes my heart whispers these words, “I can’t pray that.” I plead with you, God, to heal his child from brain cancer. “I can’t pray that!” God, in your abundant mercy, heal this person’s suffering from this dreadful disease....
As a hospital chaplain, many people over the years asked me to pray for them — for a loved one they care about, for an outcome they hope to see — but sometimes my heart whispers these words, “I can…